3 CHAPTER 1 Psychiatric Examination and Diagnosis in Children and Adolescents Myla Harrison, MD and Jeffrey Newcorn, MD and adolescents, assessment of developmental function- ing is of utmost importance. The physician must under- stand normal development in children of different ages, genders, and sociocultural backgrounds. Children and adolescents of different ages and developmental stages differ in their physical, cognitive, and emotional capaci- ties. Therefore, the clinician must ...

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All the questions in the quiz are shown below. Download include their answers which are bolded. The correct answers have a green background. Question: Your patient is very dependent and submissive. There are times that the patient is very clingy. This behavior reflects what type of personality disorder? Question: The appropriate therapeutic distance between you and a psychiatric patient is? Question: Nurse Anna is instructing the new nurse to the psychiatric set-up. She also reminded her to use...