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Which of the following statements is true regarding psychiatric care?

Stanford-Binet IQ scores have approximately a normal distribution with mean of 100 and standard deviation of 16.  What is the IQ score that would correspond to a z-score of 2.3?  Round your answer to one decimal place if necessary.  

Which of the following types of insecure attachment describes a child who has harsh or aggressive parenting which results in the tendency of the child to avoid close contact with people and linger near rather than approaching caregivers when faced with a threat?

State the five-number summary for the data displayed in the box-plot.  Values needn’t be exact.

Jimmy is a 3-year-old who insists on picking out his own clothes, even if they don’t match. He often says, “I can do it myself!” and gets frustrated when adults try to help him with simple tasks. His parents encourage his independence but step in when safety is a concern. According to Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development, which stage is Jimmy currently experiencing?

All older adults should have which of the following tests done as an essential component of the psychiatric evaluation?

A 3 year-old-child is shown two equal-sized glasses, filled to the top with the same volume of water. When asked whether there is more water in one glass than the other, or the same, and she responds, “The same.” Then the entire contents of one of these glasses is poured into a tall, thin glass, and the entire contents of the other into a short, but very wide, glass. Now when asked which glass contains more water, she points to the tall glass. Which of Piaget’s cognitive stages of development is the child in?

Which of the following are disadvantages to mental health care being treated exclusively by primary care providers?

A 26-year-old Navajo woman presents for evaluation of ongoing symptoms of anxiety and depression. She describes her childhood as having been difficult and traumatic; her father was not in the picture, and her mother had a serious alcohol use disorder. The woman reports that starting in early adolescence, she went back and forth between living with her mother on a reservation and staying with her grandparents, who lived in a nearby city. At age 17, she started an on-again/off-again relationship with her then-boyfriend. They were together for a total of nine years and had two sons. Currently she is focused on supporting herself and her two children. She presents today requesting a medication evaluation to address her depression and anxiety. “When I have a stable place to stay, I do fine. When I’m on the verge of being evicted or when we’re bouncing around shelters, that’s when my depression is really bad.” Even though each of the following are social determinants of mental health that likely are contributing to her presenting concerns, which of the following social factors should be addressed first?

George brings home a report card with two A’s and two B’s. His parents give him three dollars, one for every A. During the next grading period, George spends more time studying and puts extra effort into his schoolwork. This is an example of