NSGA 142 Final Exam Questions and
Answers.
What are the principles of growth and development? - Answer Orderly and sequential,
continuous and complex, follow regular and predictable trends, are both differentiated and
integrated, pace is specific for each person
What is growth? - Answer An increase in body size or changes in body cell structure, function,
and complexity
What is development? - Answer An orderly pattern of changes in structure, thoughts, feelings,
or behaviors resulting from maturation, experiences, and learning
What is heredity? - Answer Transmission of genetics- what is passed down and inherited from
one generation to another
Havighurst's task theory infancy/early childhood? - Answer Walking, talking, eating solids,
potty training, learning right and wrong, etc
Havighurst's task theory middle childhood? - Answer Social development, achieving
independences, developing a conscience, reading/writing/math skills
Havighurst's task theory adolescense? - Answer Body acceptance, gender roles, emotional
independence, ethics, social responsibility, preparing for career/college/family
What is havighurst's task theory-young adulthood - Answer Family planning, home
management, career establishment, social groups, civic responsibility
What is havighurst's task theory-middle adult - Answer coping with physical changes, raising
successful children, relating to spouse, caring for aging parents
What is Havighurst's task theory- older adulthood - Answer Adjusting to retirement and
physical decline, adapting to social roles
Erikson's theory (infancy) - Answer Trust vs. mistrust. Allow time for pt to warm up to you, use
soothing tone. Pt may sit on caregiver's lap
Erikson's theory (toddler) - Answer Autonomy vs shame and doubt. Approach carefully, use
play (dolls, books, etc.) Pt may sit in caregiver's lap
Answers.
What are the principles of growth and development? - Answer Orderly and sequential,
continuous and complex, follow regular and predictable trends, are both differentiated and
integrated, pace is specific for each person
What is growth? - Answer An increase in body size or changes in body cell structure, function,
and complexity
What is development? - Answer An orderly pattern of changes in structure, thoughts, feelings,
or behaviors resulting from maturation, experiences, and learning
What is heredity? - Answer Transmission of genetics- what is passed down and inherited from
one generation to another
Havighurst's task theory infancy/early childhood? - Answer Walking, talking, eating solids,
potty training, learning right and wrong, etc
Havighurst's task theory middle childhood? - Answer Social development, achieving
independences, developing a conscience, reading/writing/math skills
Havighurst's task theory adolescense? - Answer Body acceptance, gender roles, emotional
independence, ethics, social responsibility, preparing for career/college/family
What is havighurst's task theory-young adulthood - Answer Family planning, home
management, career establishment, social groups, civic responsibility
What is havighurst's task theory-middle adult - Answer coping with physical changes, raising
successful children, relating to spouse, caring for aging parents
What is Havighurst's task theory- older adulthood - Answer Adjusting to retirement and
physical decline, adapting to social roles
Erikson's theory (infancy) - Answer Trust vs. mistrust. Allow time for pt to warm up to you, use
soothing tone. Pt may sit on caregiver's lap
Erikson's theory (toddler) - Answer Autonomy vs shame and doubt. Approach carefully, use
play (dolls, books, etc.) Pt may sit in caregiver's lap
