PNH 101 FINAL EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. How is "adolescent" differ-ent from "puberty"?
Answer:
Adolescent = psychological maturation of the individual Puberty = point at which reproduction
becomes possible
Question:
2. What are physical changes in adolescents?
Answer:
Sexual maturation
1. Primary: maturation of reproductive organs
2. development of pubic hair and female breast
Question:
3. What are 3 cognitive changes in adolescents?
Answer:
1. Abstract reasoning
2. Introspective
3. Language skills
Question:
4. What is abstract reason-ing? (Adolescent)
Answer:
newly acquired cognitive skills enable the teenager to define appro-priate, effective, and comfortable
sex role behaviors and consider their impact on peers, family, and society
Question:
5. 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:
6. What are language skills?
(Adolescent)
Answer:
vocabulary continues to expand, primary focus becomes practicing communication skills that can be
used effectively in various situa-tions E.g. the way teenagers tell parents about failing grades is not
the same as the way that they tell friends
Question:
7. How should nurses talk to adolescents?
, Answer:
Don't avoid sensitive issues, ask open-ended questions, try to dis-cern the meaning behind their
words/actions, be alert to clues to their emotional state, involve other individuals/resources when
necessary
Question:
8. 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:
9. How are adolescents af-fected by gender identity?
(psychosocial change)
Answer:
Interest in romantic relationships and practice of masturbation. Physical maturity encourages
development of masculine and fem-inine behaviours. Hindered physical development = difficulty
de-veloping 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:
10. How are adolescents af-fected by group identity?
(psychosocial change)
Answer:
Seek group identity for esteem, acceptance, a sense of belonging, approval, and the opportunity to
learn acceptable behavior. Popu-larity with both opposite-sex and same-sex peers is important. The
need for group identity can conflict with the search for personal identity.
Question:
11. How are adolescents af-fected 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:
12. How are adolescents af-fected by vocational iden-tity? (psychosocial change)
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. How is "adolescent" differ-ent from "puberty"?
Answer:
Adolescent = psychological maturation of the individual Puberty = point at which reproduction
becomes possible
Question:
2. What are physical changes in adolescents?
Answer:
Sexual maturation
1. Primary: maturation of reproductive organs
2. development of pubic hair and female breast
Question:
3. What are 3 cognitive changes in adolescents?
Answer:
1. Abstract reasoning
2. Introspective
3. Language skills
Question:
4. What is abstract reason-ing? (Adolescent)
Answer:
newly acquired cognitive skills enable the teenager to define appro-priate, effective, and comfortable
sex role behaviors and consider their impact on peers, family, and society
Question:
5. 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:
6. What are language skills?
(Adolescent)
Answer:
vocabulary continues to expand, primary focus becomes practicing communication skills that can be
used effectively in various situa-tions E.g. the way teenagers tell parents about failing grades is not
the same as the way that they tell friends
Question:
7. How should nurses talk to adolescents?
, Answer:
Don't avoid sensitive issues, ask open-ended questions, try to dis-cern the meaning behind their
words/actions, be alert to clues to their emotional state, involve other individuals/resources when
necessary
Question:
8. 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:
9. How are adolescents af-fected by gender identity?
(psychosocial change)
Answer:
Interest in romantic relationships and practice of masturbation. Physical maturity encourages
development of masculine and fem-inine behaviours. Hindered physical development = difficulty
de-veloping 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:
10. How are adolescents af-fected by group identity?
(psychosocial change)
Answer:
Seek group identity for esteem, acceptance, a sense of belonging, approval, and the opportunity to
learn acceptable behavior. Popu-larity with both opposite-sex and same-sex peers is important. The
need for group identity can conflict with the search for personal identity.
Question:
11. How are adolescents af-fected 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:
12. How are adolescents af-fected by vocational iden-tity? (psychosocial change)
