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, (Answers are at the end of each Chapter)
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Chapter 1: Concepts of Personality Development
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Multiple Choice
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. A jilted college student is admitted to a hospital following a suicide attempt
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and states, “No one will ever love a loser like me.” According to Erikson’s
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theory of personality development, a nurse should recognize that this
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patient has a deficit in which developmental stage?
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1. Trust versus mistrust nn nn
2. Initiative versus guilt nn nn
3. Intimacy versus isolation nn nn
4. Ego integrity versus despair nn nn nn
2. A nurse observes a 3-year-old client willingly sharing candy with a
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sibling. According to Peplau, which psychological stage of development
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should the nurse determine that this child has completed?
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1. Learning to count on others nn nn nn nn
2. Learning to delay satisfaction nn nn nn
3. Identifying oneself nn
4. Developing skills in participation nn nn nn
3. A 9-month-old child screams every time his mother leaves and will not
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tolerate anyone else changing his diaper. The nurse should determine
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that, according to Mahler’s developmental theory, this child’s
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development was arrested at which phase?
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1. The autistic phase nn nn
2. The symbiotic phase nn nn
3. The separation-individuation phasenn nn
4. The rapprochement phase nn nn
4. According to Peplau, a nurse who provides an abandoned child withnn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
parental guidance and praise following small accomplishments is
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serving which therapeutic role?
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1. Technical expert nn
2. Resource person nn
3. Surrogate
4. Leader
5. When assessing clients, a psychiatric nurse should understand that
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psychoanalytic theory is based on which underlying
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concept?
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1. A possible genetic basis for the client’s problems
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2. The structure and dynamics of the personality
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3. Behavioral responses to stressors nn nn nn
,4. Maladaptive cognitions
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, 6. Which underlying concept should a nurse associate with interpersonal
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1. The effects of social processes on personality development
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2. The effects of unconscious processes and personality structures
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3. The effects on thoughts and perceptual processes
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4. The effects of chemical and genetic influences
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7. A physically healthy, 35-year-old, single client lives with his parents, who
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provide total financial support. According to Erikson’s theory,
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which developmental task should a nurse assist the client to
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1. Establishing the ability to control emotional reactions nn nn nn nn nn nn
2. Establishing a strong sense of ethics and character structure nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
3. Establishing and maintaining self-esteem nn nn nn
4. Establishing a career, personal relationships, and societal connections nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
8. A 1-month-old infant is left alone for extended periods, has little
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physical stimulation, and is malnourished. Based on this infant’s
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situation, in which phase of development, according to Mahler’s
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theory, should a nurse expect to see a potential deficit?
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1. The symbiotic phase nn nn
2. The autistic phase nn nn
3. The consolidation phase nn nn
4. The rapprochement phase nn nn
9. A 6-year-old boy uses his father’s flashlight to explore his 3-year-old sister’s
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genitalia. According to
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development should a nurse identify this behavior as normal?
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1. Oral
2. Anal
3. Phallic
4. Latency
10. A married, 26-year-old client works as a schoolteacher. She and her husband
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have just had their first child. A nurse should recognize that this client
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is successfully accomplishing which stage of Erikson’s developmental
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theory?
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1. Industry versus inferiority nn nn
2. Identity versus role confusion nn nn nn
3. Intimacy versus isolation nn nn
4. Generativity versus stagnation nn nn
11. A 10-year-old child wins the science fair competition and is
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chosen as a cheerleader for the basketball team. A nurse should
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recognize that this child is in the process of successfully
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accomplishing which stage of Erikson’s developmental theory?
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1. Industry versus inferiority nn nn
2. Identity versus role confusion nn nn nn
3. Intimacy versus isolation nn nn
4. Generativity versus stagnation nn nn
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