NR 222 WEEK 6: EDAPT EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
What is the primary reason students entering health-related fields study developmental
theories? - ANS Understanding developmental theory helps the nurse better predict, detect,
and prevent problems that may impact a client's health.
A nurse assesses an infant's height, weight, and head circumference. Which type of
development is the healthcare professional assessing? - ANS Biophysical
Cephalocaudal development means growth is FASTEST/SLOWEST at the top of the body.
Proximodistal development means growth starts at the CENTER/EXTREMITIES. - ANS Fastest
Center
cephalocaudal development - ANS Development that occurs from the top of the head down
to the extremities.
proximodistal development - ANS Development that occurs from the core or centre of the
body outwards (towards the extremities)
What are the 4 types of developmental theories to understand human development? -
ANS Biophysical
Psychosocial
Cognitive
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,Moral
Biophysical Development - ANS How the human bodies grow and change over time
Most common biophysical theory used by healthcare professionals is - ANS Gesell's Theory
of Development
psychosocial development - ANS Human development based on personality, thinking, and
behavior
Most common psychosocial theory used by healthcare professionals is - ANS Erikson's
Theory of Psychosocial Development
Cognitive Development - ANS How an individual learns to think and makes sense of the
world from childhood to adulthood
Most common cognitive theory used by healthcare professionals is - ANS Piaget's Theory of
Cognitive Development
Moral development - ANS Changes in an individual's thoughts emotions, and behaviors that
influence beliefs about what is right and wrong
The most common moral theory used by healthcare professionals is - ANS Kohlberg's Theory
of Moral Development.
Which growth pattern represents proximodistal development? - ANS The heart and lungs
develop before the lower extremities
Identifying Types of Development: Psychosocial - ANS How our personality, thinking, and
behavior develop
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,Identifying Types of Development: Cognitive - ANS How we learn to think and make sense of
the world
Identifying Types of Development: Moral - ANS How our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
influence beliefs about right and wrong
Erik Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development - ANS Individuals need to accomplish a
particular task before successfully mastering the developmental stage and progressing to the
next one. Each task is described as opposing conflicts.
Example of Erik Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development - ANS Initiative versus guilt is
the developmental task of the preschool-aged child.
Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development - ANS This theory is focused on children's
intellectual organization, specifically how they think, reason, and perceive the world. Children
move from one stage of development to another, seeking cognitive balance and building
mental structures to adapt to the world.
Examples of Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development - ANS School-aged children are
in the concrete operations period of cognitive development.
Lawrence Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development - ANS This theory is focused on moral
development beginning at age 4 through adulthood. This refers to the changes in an individual's
thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that influence their beliefs about what is right and wrong.
Examples of Lawrence Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development - ANS Level 1 of moral
development is preconventional reasoning.
developmental theory match: Theory of cognitive development - ANS Jean Piaget
developmental theory match: Theory of moral development - ANS Lawrence Kohlberg
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, developmental theory match: Theory of psychosocial development - ANS Erik Erikson
What impact will be experienced by an individual who fails to achieve developmental
milestones? - ANS Future developmental milestone achievement may be delayed.
Kohlberg's stages of moral development - ANS preconventional (1-10), conventional (10-19),
postconventional (19-death)
Piaget's Stages of Cognitive development - ANS Sensorimotor (birth-2), Preoperational (2-7),
Concrete operational (7-10), Formal operational (10-death)
Erikson's Stages of psychosocial development - ANS Trust (birth-1.5), Autonomy (1.5-3),
Industry (7-12), Identity (12-19), Intimacy (19-35), Generativity (35-65), Intergrity (65-death)
Wellness across the life span is defined by the PERCEPTION OF HEALTH/ABSENCE OF ILLNESS
and DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES/INTELLECTUAL ABILITY reached during each stage of life.
Each life stage is defined ACCOMPLISHMENTS/BENCHMARKS by against which development is
measured. - ANS Absence of illness
Developmental milestones
Benchmarks
CASE STUDY: Which client is likely experiencing significant physical growth that needs to be
measured?
Sadie is a 6-month-old infant.
Thomas is a 32-year-old adult
Harold is a 73-year-old adult
Teresa is a 21-year-old adult - ANS Sadie is a 6-month-old infant.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
What is the primary reason students entering health-related fields study developmental
theories? - ANS Understanding developmental theory helps the nurse better predict, detect,
and prevent problems that may impact a client's health.
A nurse assesses an infant's height, weight, and head circumference. Which type of
development is the healthcare professional assessing? - ANS Biophysical
Cephalocaudal development means growth is FASTEST/SLOWEST at the top of the body.
Proximodistal development means growth starts at the CENTER/EXTREMITIES. - ANS Fastest
Center
cephalocaudal development - ANS Development that occurs from the top of the head down
to the extremities.
proximodistal development - ANS Development that occurs from the core or centre of the
body outwards (towards the extremities)
What are the 4 types of developmental theories to understand human development? -
ANS Biophysical
Psychosocial
Cognitive
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026.
,Moral
Biophysical Development - ANS How the human bodies grow and change over time
Most common biophysical theory used by healthcare professionals is - ANS Gesell's Theory
of Development
psychosocial development - ANS Human development based on personality, thinking, and
behavior
Most common psychosocial theory used by healthcare professionals is - ANS Erikson's
Theory of Psychosocial Development
Cognitive Development - ANS How an individual learns to think and makes sense of the
world from childhood to adulthood
Most common cognitive theory used by healthcare professionals is - ANS Piaget's Theory of
Cognitive Development
Moral development - ANS Changes in an individual's thoughts emotions, and behaviors that
influence beliefs about what is right and wrong
The most common moral theory used by healthcare professionals is - ANS Kohlberg's Theory
of Moral Development.
Which growth pattern represents proximodistal development? - ANS The heart and lungs
develop before the lower extremities
Identifying Types of Development: Psychosocial - ANS How our personality, thinking, and
behavior develop
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026.
,Identifying Types of Development: Cognitive - ANS How we learn to think and make sense of
the world
Identifying Types of Development: Moral - ANS How our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
influence beliefs about right and wrong
Erik Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development - ANS Individuals need to accomplish a
particular task before successfully mastering the developmental stage and progressing to the
next one. Each task is described as opposing conflicts.
Example of Erik Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development - ANS Initiative versus guilt is
the developmental task of the preschool-aged child.
Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development - ANS This theory is focused on children's
intellectual organization, specifically how they think, reason, and perceive the world. Children
move from one stage of development to another, seeking cognitive balance and building
mental structures to adapt to the world.
Examples of Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development - ANS School-aged children are
in the concrete operations period of cognitive development.
Lawrence Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development - ANS This theory is focused on moral
development beginning at age 4 through adulthood. This refers to the changes in an individual's
thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that influence their beliefs about what is right and wrong.
Examples of Lawrence Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development - ANS Level 1 of moral
development is preconventional reasoning.
developmental theory match: Theory of cognitive development - ANS Jean Piaget
developmental theory match: Theory of moral development - ANS Lawrence Kohlberg
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, developmental theory match: Theory of psychosocial development - ANS Erik Erikson
What impact will be experienced by an individual who fails to achieve developmental
milestones? - ANS Future developmental milestone achievement may be delayed.
Kohlberg's stages of moral development - ANS preconventional (1-10), conventional (10-19),
postconventional (19-death)
Piaget's Stages of Cognitive development - ANS Sensorimotor (birth-2), Preoperational (2-7),
Concrete operational (7-10), Formal operational (10-death)
Erikson's Stages of psychosocial development - ANS Trust (birth-1.5), Autonomy (1.5-3),
Industry (7-12), Identity (12-19), Intimacy (19-35), Generativity (35-65), Intergrity (65-death)
Wellness across the life span is defined by the PERCEPTION OF HEALTH/ABSENCE OF ILLNESS
and DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES/INTELLECTUAL ABILITY reached during each stage of life.
Each life stage is defined ACCOMPLISHMENTS/BENCHMARKS by against which development is
measured. - ANS Absence of illness
Developmental milestones
Benchmarks
CASE STUDY: Which client is likely experiencing significant physical growth that needs to be
measured?
Sadie is a 6-month-old infant.
Thomas is a 32-year-old adult
Harold is a 73-year-old adult
Teresa is a 21-year-old adult - ANS Sadie is a 6-month-old infant.
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