Danny is in the 80th percentile for height and the 50th percentile for weight at his two-year well-
child visit to the pediatrician. How would you interpret these percentile rankings?
a. Danny is tall for his age, yet average for his weight.
b. Eighty percent of all children Danny's age are taller than him and 50% of all children his age
weigh more than he does.
c. Danny is at risk for childhood obesity based on these percentiles.
d. Danny is average for his age in both height and weight.
a. Danny is tall for his age, yet average for his weight.
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would be a. the medulla. b. the cerebellum. c. the midbrain. d. the amygdala.
In which of the following defense mechanisms does an individual falsely attribute his or her own unacceptable feelings, impulses, or thoughts to another person?
a. Denial b. Projection c. Displacement d. Sublimation
One of the most important protective factors for drug use is
A. having to work for your spending money. B. having been punished for fighting. C. knowing adults who use drugs. D. believing that there are strong sanctions against substance use at school.
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a) id. b) ego. c) superego. d) conscience.