NURS 280 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Birth to Age 2
• What happens during sexual development from birth to age 2?
o CORRECT ANSWER: spontaneous, reflexive sexual response (also happens before
birth (i.e., vaginal lubrication, or erection in utero))
o require healthy touch
o do not initially distinguish between genital and nongenital body parts, nudity,
self-exploration
• What are kids from birth to age 2 learning?
o CORRECT ANSWER: names for body parts and how people feel about them (good
for saftey from predators)
o rules/beliefs about gender
• What are kids from birth to age 2 developing?
o CORRECT ANSWER: attachment to family/caregivers (emotional attachment)
o their gender identity
o basic social skills
Age 2 to 5
• What happens during sexual development from age 2 to 5?
o CORRECT ANSWER: keen interst in their own body, and how other people's
bodies look
• What are kids from age 2 to 5 learning?
o CORRECT ANSWER: how they joined their family (born, adopted, etc)
o the difference between genders
o their body belongs to them
o types of touch
• What are kids from age 2 to 5 developing?
o CORRECT ANSWER: certainty about their gender identity
,NURS 280 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
o an understanding of private & public and how that relates to their body
Age 5 to 8
• What happens during sexual development from age 5 to 8?
o CORRECT ANSWER: physical exploration of bodies is common at this age
o self pleasuring can become more intentional
o peer bonding can become more intense
• What are kids from age 5 to 8 learning?
o CORRECT ANSWER: how babies are made
o there are different types of families/couples
o their bodies are changing as they get older
• What are kids from age 5 to 8 developing?
o CORRECT ANSWER: an understanding of attraction/romantic relationships
Age 9 to 12
• What happens during sexual development from age 9 to 12?
o CORRECT ANSWER: masturbatoni becomes more about pleasure and sex than a
soothing behaviour
o less grossed out by sexuallity and more interested/curious
o attraction to others shifts from friendshiip to crushes
• What are kids from age 9 to 12 learning?
o CORRECT ANSWER: their bodies are changing and its normal
o their beliefs and values are their own (could differ from parents)
o how and why people are sexual
o complex skills to understand and decode the meanings behind behaviours
• What are kids from age 9 to 12 developing?
o CORRECT ANSWER: skills needed to start/maintain/end relationships
, NURS 280 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
o a sense of justice/understanding of their rights
Puberty & Body Changes
• What are some puberty changes in ALL bodies?
o CORRECT ANSWER: Big feet
o Growth spurts (can have positive/negative effects on how child is treated)
o Skin changes (oil glands start to produce oil and bacteria which can grow in
clogged areas)
o Perspiration and odour
• Other Secondary Characteristics & Changes:
o Body hair (secondary sex characteristic)
o Voice changes (vocal chords get longer)
o Moodiness
o Crushes
• What are some areas of conflict with body changes?
o CORRECT ANSWER: body changes -> different positive/negative treatment
(socially, interactions)
o fluctuating hormones -> moodiness
o lack of sleep -> irritability
o fluctuating hormones -> poor emotion regulation
o increased interest in sex
• Humans grow _________
o CORRECT ANSWER: From the bottom up
o (starts with feet and ends with the development of the brain - particularly the
prefrontal cortex which helps with decision-making)
• What is a growth spurt?
o CORRECT ANSWER: The year you grow more than 3cm.
CORRECT Answers
Birth to Age 2
• What happens during sexual development from birth to age 2?
o CORRECT ANSWER: spontaneous, reflexive sexual response (also happens before
birth (i.e., vaginal lubrication, or erection in utero))
o require healthy touch
o do not initially distinguish between genital and nongenital body parts, nudity,
self-exploration
• What are kids from birth to age 2 learning?
o CORRECT ANSWER: names for body parts and how people feel about them (good
for saftey from predators)
o rules/beliefs about gender
• What are kids from birth to age 2 developing?
o CORRECT ANSWER: attachment to family/caregivers (emotional attachment)
o their gender identity
o basic social skills
Age 2 to 5
• What happens during sexual development from age 2 to 5?
o CORRECT ANSWER: keen interst in their own body, and how other people's
bodies look
• What are kids from age 2 to 5 learning?
o CORRECT ANSWER: how they joined their family (born, adopted, etc)
o the difference between genders
o their body belongs to them
o types of touch
• What are kids from age 2 to 5 developing?
o CORRECT ANSWER: certainty about their gender identity
,NURS 280 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
o an understanding of private & public and how that relates to their body
Age 5 to 8
• What happens during sexual development from age 5 to 8?
o CORRECT ANSWER: physical exploration of bodies is common at this age
o self pleasuring can become more intentional
o peer bonding can become more intense
• What are kids from age 5 to 8 learning?
o CORRECT ANSWER: how babies are made
o there are different types of families/couples
o their bodies are changing as they get older
• What are kids from age 5 to 8 developing?
o CORRECT ANSWER: an understanding of attraction/romantic relationships
Age 9 to 12
• What happens during sexual development from age 9 to 12?
o CORRECT ANSWER: masturbatoni becomes more about pleasure and sex than a
soothing behaviour
o less grossed out by sexuallity and more interested/curious
o attraction to others shifts from friendshiip to crushes
• What are kids from age 9 to 12 learning?
o CORRECT ANSWER: their bodies are changing and its normal
o their beliefs and values are their own (could differ from parents)
o how and why people are sexual
o complex skills to understand and decode the meanings behind behaviours
• What are kids from age 9 to 12 developing?
o CORRECT ANSWER: skills needed to start/maintain/end relationships
, NURS 280 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
o a sense of justice/understanding of their rights
Puberty & Body Changes
• What are some puberty changes in ALL bodies?
o CORRECT ANSWER: Big feet
o Growth spurts (can have positive/negative effects on how child is treated)
o Skin changes (oil glands start to produce oil and bacteria which can grow in
clogged areas)
o Perspiration and odour
• Other Secondary Characteristics & Changes:
o Body hair (secondary sex characteristic)
o Voice changes (vocal chords get longer)
o Moodiness
o Crushes
• What are some areas of conflict with body changes?
o CORRECT ANSWER: body changes -> different positive/negative treatment
(socially, interactions)
o fluctuating hormones -> moodiness
o lack of sleep -> irritability
o fluctuating hormones -> poor emotion regulation
o increased interest in sex
• Humans grow _________
o CORRECT ANSWER: From the bottom up
o (starts with feet and ends with the development of the brain - particularly the
prefrontal cortex which helps with decision-making)
• What is a growth spurt?
o CORRECT ANSWER: The year you grow more than 3cm.
