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PRITE Development | 2025/2026 Exam | 97 Questions | Child Psychology, Cognitive Milestones, Attachment Theory

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This document contains 97 exam-accurate, high-yield questions and answers specifically covering developmental concepts tested on the PRITE (Psychiatry Resident-In-Training Examination), fully updated for the 2025/2026 academic year. It offers detailed coverage of key developmental stages, psychological theories, cognitive milestones, and behavioral assessments critical for psychiatric residency training and board preparation. Major topics include: Attachment theory and temperament (e.g., secure base behavior, slow-to-warm-up, strange situation) Cognitive development (Piaget's stages, object permanence, symbolic thought, accommodation, animism) Psychosexual and psychosocial stages (Freud’s latency, Erikson’s competence vs. inferiority) Language and emotional development, including typical and atypical speech milestones, social referencing, and tantrum management Adolescent and school-age development: peer relationships, gender identity, pubertal timing, self-concept, and risk behaviors Normal vs. abnormal behavior: imaginary friends, masturbation, curiosity about genitals, moral development, parental separation Neurodevelopmental processes: synaptic pruning, dopamine receptor peak periods, maturation of the prefrontal cortex, and symbolic play The Q&A format ensures clarity, active recall, and efficient review. Many questions are repeated across PRITE administrations, increasing relevance and predictive value for in-training and board exams. This guide is ideal for: Psychiatry residents (PGY-1 to PGY-4) preparing for PRITE or board certification Medical students on psychiatry rotations or studying for NBME shelf exams Candidates in child and adolescent psychiatry fellowships Learners at institutions such as Yale, UCSF, NYU, Columbia, and Mayo Clinic Its developmental focus also supports deeper understanding for clinical interviews, pediatric mental health evaluation, and parent education in practice. Keywords: PRITE development, child psychiatry, cognitive milestones, Piaget stages, attachment theory, Erikson psychosocial stages, symbolic play, adolescent development, tantrum behavior, object permanence, language acquisition, preschool psychology, puberty stages, synaptic pruning, gender identity, normal child behavior, social referencing, school-age peer development

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1.7 y/o with temper tantrums, refuses to go to school. Stomachaches and headaches on
school days. Nightmares about being kidnapped, fears parents will die. Dx? (4x):
SEPARATION ANXIETY D/O
2.An example of parallel play: (4x): A 2 YO CHILD SITS NEAR ANOTHER TODDLER
WITH A TRUCK AND PICK UP A CAR.
3.Children demonstrate a preference for the human voice and speech over other
sounds at what age? (3x): BIRTH
4.The "strange situation" in child development is used to assess the infant's in attachment
theory: (2x): SECURITY OF ATTACHMENT
5.Which ages of children are interested in secrets, collecting, and participating in
organized games? (2x): ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6.Core gender identity is typically established by what age? (2x): 3 YEARS
7.Parents report 3 y/o has not begun to talk. Since birth child has been dis-tractible. Also
report child seems to have problem empathizing with siblings. What question should the
Psych MD ask first? (2x): "HAS YOUR CHILD'S HEARING BEEN TESTED?"

8.2 y/o clings to mother when introduced to a new child, refusing to join in play during 1st
visit. On 2nd visit, child plays behind mother, and on 3rd visit, she seems to continue her
usual activities while warily eyeing the new child. What temperamental traits or
constellations best describes this child's behavior? (2x): SLOW-TO-WARM-UP
9.A 5 year old child whose mother was in a minor car accident believes he is responsible
for causing the accident because he yelled "I hate you" in protest when his mother left him
with a baby sitter an hour earlier. This belief repre-sents which of the following? (x2): AGE
APPROPRIATE EGOCENTIC THINKING
10. 3 1⁄2 y/o girl has increasingly become interested in dressing up in her moth-er's clothes and
shoes, with increased remarks about being a girl. It would be most consistent with a social learning

, theory explanation of psychosexual development to say that her behavior is (2x):: BASED ON
MATERNAL MODELING AND BEHAVIOR
11. An infant who engages in an interactive game of peek-a-boo most closely demonstrates the

concept of which cognitive ability? (2x): OBJECT PERMANENCE

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