PNCB-PC: Questions And Accurate Answers (Verified)
Macrocephaly Right Ans - head circumference >2 standard deviations
above norm for age, sex and GA.
Macrocephaly causes Right Ans - intrauterine infections, drug use during
pregnancy or genetic syndromes
Head tilt causes Right Ans - strabismus, CNS lesions, SCM injury
Caput succedaneum Right Ans - diffuse edema of the fetal scalp that
crosses the suture lines. appears at birth reabsorbs within 1 to 3 days
Cephalohematoma Right Ans - subperiosteal hemorrhage; does not cross
suture lines, appears in a couple hours and grows for first 24 hours. resolves
in weeks to a month.
Cranosynostosis Right Ans - premature or irregular closure of the suture
lines
Head control norms Right Ans - should be able to hold midline by 4 months
by 6 months should have no head lag when pulling to sit. head lag at 6 months
may be first sign of CP
Torticollis causes Right Ans - birth trauma, muscle spasm, viral infection or
drug ingestion
Signs of Turners? Right Ans - Lymphedema of hands and feet esp at birth
Wide spaced nipples
Multiple Nevi
Webbed Neck
Hypothyroidism
Ear abnormalities
Thyroglossal duct cyst Right Ans - midline cyst mass that moves up and
down with tongue protrusion. surgical removal recommended due to risk of
infection
, Brachial cleft cyst Right Ans - Congenital lesion, usually results in solitary
cyst located in lateral neck; may have sinus to skin. risk of infection.
Sternocleidomastoid hematoma Right Ans - usually from breech deliveries
Rousseau Right Ans - believed that a child=untamed savage
Darwin Right Ans - "survival of the fittest" and first journal to track
development
Binet and Simon Right Ans - first standardized measurement of intelligence
to identify those with special needs
Stanley Hall Right Ans - believed that adolescents are "storm and stress"
Freud psychosexual stages Right Ans - infant- oral, toddler-anal, preschool-
phallic, school age- latency and adolescent- genital
Id Right Ans - principle of pleasure
Ego Right Ans - principle of self-interest/reality
superego Right Ans - principle of morality and conscience
Erikson's stages Right Ans - infant-trust vs mistrust
toddler- autonomy vs shame and doubt
preschool- initiative vs guilt
school -industry vs inferiority
adolescence- identity vs role confusion
young adult- intimacy vs isolation
middle age- generativity vs stagnation
older adult- integrity vs despair
Mahler Right Ans - believes that we get our psychological birth from our
mother- if we have inadequate mothering we get mental illness
Piaget's stages Right Ans - 1. sensorimotor 0-2 y/o
2. preoperational 2-7
3. concrete operational 7-12
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