developmental stages practice
exam questions and answers
The parents of a 2-year-old child are concerned that the child wants to do
everything by himself and seems to be rejecting their authority. The nurse's
response should be based on which of the following?
1-The independence displayed by the child is a normal result of maturation
2-The parents need to tighten their control on the child
3-The need for autonomy is not usually seen until puberty
4-Limiting choices and punishing the child will restore trust - -1-The
independence displayed by the child is a normal result of maturation
- A 47-year-old woman expresses dismay to the nurse that her teenage
children are unemployed and not doing well in school. Her husband is
working and near retirement. She is not working and feels bored with her life
and unneeded. She is experiencing which of Erikson's stages of
development?
1-Generativity versus self-absorption and stagnation
2-Identity versus confusion
3-Integrity versus despair
4-Intimacy versus isolation - -1-Generativity versus self-absorption and
stagnation
- Physical growth involves
1-Improved performance on intellectual tasks
2-Changes in level of skill
3-Learning how to respond to social situations
4-Strengthening of skeletal structures - -4-Strengthening of skeletal
structures
, - A 10-year-old fifth-grader enjoys having his artwork displayed on the family
refrigerator. This behavior is indicative of which developmental stage as
described by Erikson?
1-Initiative versus guilt
2-Intimacy versus isolation
3-Identity versus role confusion
4-Industry versus inferiority - -4-Industry versus inferiority
- Which of the developmental stages defined by Freud is a time of
turbulence during which earlier sexual urges reawaken and are directed to
an individual outside the family circle?
1-Phallic or oedipal
2-Anal
3-Genital
4-Latency - -3-Genital
- During which stage of cognitive development does the individual's thinking
move to abstract and theoretical subjects and possibly venture into such
topics as achieving world peace, finding justice, and seeking meaning in life?
1-Formal Operations
2-Concrete Operations
3-Sensorimotor
4-Pre-Operational - -1-Formal Operations
- A maternity nurse is providing instruction to a new mother regarding the
psychosocial development of the newborn infant. Using Erikson's
psychosocial development theory, the nurse would instruct the mother to
1-Avoid the newborn infant during the first 10 minutes of crying
2-tend to the newborn infant immediately when crying
3-Anticipate all of the needs of the newborn infant
exam questions and answers
The parents of a 2-year-old child are concerned that the child wants to do
everything by himself and seems to be rejecting their authority. The nurse's
response should be based on which of the following?
1-The independence displayed by the child is a normal result of maturation
2-The parents need to tighten their control on the child
3-The need for autonomy is not usually seen until puberty
4-Limiting choices and punishing the child will restore trust - -1-The
independence displayed by the child is a normal result of maturation
- A 47-year-old woman expresses dismay to the nurse that her teenage
children are unemployed and not doing well in school. Her husband is
working and near retirement. She is not working and feels bored with her life
and unneeded. She is experiencing which of Erikson's stages of
development?
1-Generativity versus self-absorption and stagnation
2-Identity versus confusion
3-Integrity versus despair
4-Intimacy versus isolation - -1-Generativity versus self-absorption and
stagnation
- Physical growth involves
1-Improved performance on intellectual tasks
2-Changes in level of skill
3-Learning how to respond to social situations
4-Strengthening of skeletal structures - -4-Strengthening of skeletal
structures
, - A 10-year-old fifth-grader enjoys having his artwork displayed on the family
refrigerator. This behavior is indicative of which developmental stage as
described by Erikson?
1-Initiative versus guilt
2-Intimacy versus isolation
3-Identity versus role confusion
4-Industry versus inferiority - -4-Industry versus inferiority
- Which of the developmental stages defined by Freud is a time of
turbulence during which earlier sexual urges reawaken and are directed to
an individual outside the family circle?
1-Phallic or oedipal
2-Anal
3-Genital
4-Latency - -3-Genital
- During which stage of cognitive development does the individual's thinking
move to abstract and theoretical subjects and possibly venture into such
topics as achieving world peace, finding justice, and seeking meaning in life?
1-Formal Operations
2-Concrete Operations
3-Sensorimotor
4-Pre-Operational - -1-Formal Operations
- A maternity nurse is providing instruction to a new mother regarding the
psychosocial development of the newborn infant. Using Erikson's
psychosocial development theory, the nurse would instruct the mother to
1-Avoid the newborn infant during the first 10 minutes of crying
2-tend to the newborn infant immediately when crying
3-Anticipate all of the needs of the newborn infant
