NU 131 - Exam 3 Questions with Correct Answers Graded A+
Permissive/Laissez-faire family - Answers Offers members complete freedom
Authorative (Democratic) - Answers Offers its members choices & encourages participation & individual
responsibility
Authoritarian/Autocratic - Answers Parents usually make ALL decisions
Same sex family - Answers Two women or two men, with or without children
Foster/adoptive family - Answers Those who take temporary responsibility for raising a child other than
their own
Communal family - Answers Consists of a group of people who have a common philosophy, value
system, and goals, and who choose to live together, sharing roles and resources
Cohabitative family - Answers A man and a woman choosing to live together without the legal bonds of
matrimony, but in all other ways this type of family resembles a nuclear or blended family
Blended or Reconstituted family - Answers When one or both partners bring their children from a
previous marriage into the relationship
Single-parent family - Answers An adult living with one or more children; usually due to divorce,
separation or widowed
Extended family - Answers Consists of nuclear family plus grandparents, aunts, uncles, or cousins living
together under the same roof
Nuclear (conjugal) family - Answers Traditional family; husband, wife, kids
Infancy (birth to 18 months) - Answers Trust vs. Mistrust
to develop a basic trust in the mothering figure and learn to generalize it to others
Early childhood (18 months-3 years) - Answers Autonomy vs. Shame & doubt
To gain some self control & independence within the environment
Late Childhood (3-6 years) - Answers Initiative vs. guilt
to develop a sense of purpose and the ability to initiate and direct own activities
, School Age (6-12 years) - Answers Industry vs. inferiority
to achieve a sense of self-confidence by learning, competing, performing successfully, and receiving
recognition from significant others, peers , and acquaintances.
Adolescence (12-20 years) - Answers Identity vs. role confusion
To integrate the tasks mastered in the previous stages into a secure sense of self
Young Adulthood (20-30 years) - Answers Intimacy vs. isolation
to form an intense, lasting relationship or a commitment to another person, cause, institution, or
creative effort.
Adulthood (30-65 years) - Answers Generativity vs. stagnation
to achieve the life goals established for oneself while also considering the welfare of future generations
Old age (65-death) - Answers Ego integrity vs. despair
to review ones life and derive meaning from both positive and negative events while achieving a positive
sense of self-worth
Sutures - Answers The bands of cartilage that separate the skull bones
Fontanels - Answers Soft spots on a baby's skull
Molding - Answers The process of the newborn's skull as the head passes through the narrow birth canal
Infant length/weight - Answers Length is measured from head to heel
Average = 20 inches
Normal = 19-21 inches
Average growth per month = 1 inch
Infant weight - Answers Average = 7.5 lbs
Permissive/Laissez-faire family - Answers Offers members complete freedom
Authorative (Democratic) - Answers Offers its members choices & encourages participation & individual
responsibility
Authoritarian/Autocratic - Answers Parents usually make ALL decisions
Same sex family - Answers Two women or two men, with or without children
Foster/adoptive family - Answers Those who take temporary responsibility for raising a child other than
their own
Communal family - Answers Consists of a group of people who have a common philosophy, value
system, and goals, and who choose to live together, sharing roles and resources
Cohabitative family - Answers A man and a woman choosing to live together without the legal bonds of
matrimony, but in all other ways this type of family resembles a nuclear or blended family
Blended or Reconstituted family - Answers When one or both partners bring their children from a
previous marriage into the relationship
Single-parent family - Answers An adult living with one or more children; usually due to divorce,
separation or widowed
Extended family - Answers Consists of nuclear family plus grandparents, aunts, uncles, or cousins living
together under the same roof
Nuclear (conjugal) family - Answers Traditional family; husband, wife, kids
Infancy (birth to 18 months) - Answers Trust vs. Mistrust
to develop a basic trust in the mothering figure and learn to generalize it to others
Early childhood (18 months-3 years) - Answers Autonomy vs. Shame & doubt
To gain some self control & independence within the environment
Late Childhood (3-6 years) - Answers Initiative vs. guilt
to develop a sense of purpose and the ability to initiate and direct own activities
, School Age (6-12 years) - Answers Industry vs. inferiority
to achieve a sense of self-confidence by learning, competing, performing successfully, and receiving
recognition from significant others, peers , and acquaintances.
Adolescence (12-20 years) - Answers Identity vs. role confusion
To integrate the tasks mastered in the previous stages into a secure sense of self
Young Adulthood (20-30 years) - Answers Intimacy vs. isolation
to form an intense, lasting relationship or a commitment to another person, cause, institution, or
creative effort.
Adulthood (30-65 years) - Answers Generativity vs. stagnation
to achieve the life goals established for oneself while also considering the welfare of future generations
Old age (65-death) - Answers Ego integrity vs. despair
to review ones life and derive meaning from both positive and negative events while achieving a positive
sense of self-worth
Sutures - Answers The bands of cartilage that separate the skull bones
Fontanels - Answers Soft spots on a baby's skull
Molding - Answers The process of the newborn's skull as the head passes through the narrow birth canal
Infant length/weight - Answers Length is measured from head to heel
Average = 20 inches
Normal = 19-21 inches
Average growth per month = 1 inch
Infant weight - Answers Average = 7.5 lbs
