PNH 101 Final Exam | UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified
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Question: How is "adolescent" different from "puberty"?
Answer:
Adolescent = psychological maturation of the individual Puberty = point at which reproduction becomes
possible
Question: What are physical changes in adolescents?
Answer:
Sexual maturation 1. Primary: maturation of reproductive organs 2. development of pubic hair and female
breast
Question: What are 3 cognitive changes in adolescents?
Answer:
1. Abstract reasoning 2. Introspective 3. Language skills
Question: What is abstract reasoning? (Adolescent)
Answer:
newly acquired cognitive skills enable the teenager to define appropriate, effective, and comfortable sex role
behaviors and consider their impact on peers, family, and society
Question: What is introspective? (Adolescent)
Answer:
Adolescents believe that they are unique. May also believe they are invulnerable, and may engage in risk-taking
behaviors because of this
Question: What are language skills? (Adolescent)
Answer:
vocabulary continues to expand, primary focus becomes practicing communication skills that can be used
effectively in various situations E.g. the way teenagers tell parents about failing grades is not the same as the
way that they tell friends
Question: How should nurses talk to adolescents?
Answer:
Don't avoid sensitive issues, ask open-ended questions, try to discern the meaning behind their words/actions,
be alert to clues to their emotional state, involve other individuals/resources when necessary
, Question: What psychosocial changes to adolescents face?
Answer:
1. Gender identity 2. Group identity 3. Family identity 4. Vocational identity 5. Moral identity 6. Health
identity
Question: How are adolescents affected by gender identity? (psychosocial change)
Answer:
Interest in romantic relationships and practice of masturbation. Physical maturity encourages development of
masculine and feminine behaviours. Hindered physical development = difficulty developing a comfortable
sexual identity. Some reject gender labels and may not identify as male/female. Transgender adolescents have
gender identities that are different from their biological sex and may transition. Culture, expectations of sex role
behavior and available role models influence gender identity.
Question: How are adolescents affected by group identity? (psychosocial change)
Answer:
Seek group identity for esteem, acceptance, a sense of belonging, approval, and the opportunity to learn
acceptable behavior. Popularity with both opposite-sex and same- sex peers is important. The need for group
identity can conflict with the search for personal identity.
Question: How are adolescents affected by family identity? (psychosocial change)
Answer:
Involves: curfews, jobs, and participation in family chores. Income earned during adolescence bolsters
independence. If no income, parents can provide allowances for clothing and incidentals, which encourage
adolescents to develop decision-making and budgeting skills. Families need to allow independence while
providing a haven in which adolescents can contemplate actions, this supports identity formation.
Question: How are adolescents affected by vocational identity? (psychosocial change)
Answer:
Goal: selecting a job/vocational direction Complicated because adolescents do not know which jobs will be
available and rewarding 10 or 20 years in the future. Nurses need to be supportive and promote
self-satisfaction, identity, and continued opportunity for growth for the adolescent.
Question: How are adolescents affected by moral identity? (psychosocial change)
Answers
Question: How is "adolescent" different from "puberty"?
Answer:
Adolescent = psychological maturation of the individual Puberty = point at which reproduction becomes
possible
Question: What are physical changes in adolescents?
Answer:
Sexual maturation 1. Primary: maturation of reproductive organs 2. development of pubic hair and female
breast
Question: What are 3 cognitive changes in adolescents?
Answer:
1. Abstract reasoning 2. Introspective 3. Language skills
Question: What is abstract reasoning? (Adolescent)
Answer:
newly acquired cognitive skills enable the teenager to define appropriate, effective, and comfortable sex role
behaviors and consider their impact on peers, family, and society
Question: What is introspective? (Adolescent)
Answer:
Adolescents believe that they are unique. May also believe they are invulnerable, and may engage in risk-taking
behaviors because of this
Question: What are language skills? (Adolescent)
Answer:
vocabulary continues to expand, primary focus becomes practicing communication skills that can be used
effectively in various situations E.g. the way teenagers tell parents about failing grades is not the same as the
way that they tell friends
Question: How should nurses talk to adolescents?
Answer:
Don't avoid sensitive issues, ask open-ended questions, try to discern the meaning behind their words/actions,
be alert to clues to their emotional state, involve other individuals/resources when necessary
, Question: What psychosocial changes to adolescents face?
Answer:
1. Gender identity 2. Group identity 3. Family identity 4. Vocational identity 5. Moral identity 6. Health
identity
Question: How are adolescents affected by gender identity? (psychosocial change)
Answer:
Interest in romantic relationships and practice of masturbation. Physical maturity encourages development of
masculine and feminine behaviours. Hindered physical development = difficulty developing a comfortable
sexual identity. Some reject gender labels and may not identify as male/female. Transgender adolescents have
gender identities that are different from their biological sex and may transition. Culture, expectations of sex role
behavior and available role models influence gender identity.
Question: How are adolescents affected by group identity? (psychosocial change)
Answer:
Seek group identity for esteem, acceptance, a sense of belonging, approval, and the opportunity to learn
acceptable behavior. Popularity with both opposite-sex and same- sex peers is important. The need for group
identity can conflict with the search for personal identity.
Question: How are adolescents affected by family identity? (psychosocial change)
Answer:
Involves: curfews, jobs, and participation in family chores. Income earned during adolescence bolsters
independence. If no income, parents can provide allowances for clothing and incidentals, which encourage
adolescents to develop decision-making and budgeting skills. Families need to allow independence while
providing a haven in which adolescents can contemplate actions, this supports identity formation.
Question: How are adolescents affected by vocational identity? (psychosocial change)
Answer:
Goal: selecting a job/vocational direction Complicated because adolescents do not know which jobs will be
available and rewarding 10 or 20 years in the future. Nurses need to be supportive and promote
self-satisfaction, identity, and continued opportunity for growth for the adolescent.
Question: How are adolescents affected by moral identity? (psychosocial change)
