Revised Study Guide: Pediatric Growth and Development Exam |Questions and Answer| 100% Pass

Revised Study Guide: Pediatric Growth and Development Exam |Questions and Answer| 100% Pass According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, what is one basic concept that a child is expected to grasp during the first or second year of life? 1 Parents are not perfect. 2 Most procedures can be reversed. 3 He or she cannot be fooled by changing shapes. 4 If an object is hidden, that does not mean that it is gone. If an object is hidden, that does not mean that it is gone. Following the assessment of a 3-year-old child, the nurse tells the parents that they will have to make efforts to manage the child, because their child has a slow-to-warm-up temperament. Based on what findings has the nurse made this assessment? Select all that apply. 1 The child has a moody nature. 2 The child has irregular habits. 3 The child is extremely active. 4 The child frequently has temper tantrums. 5 The child has decreased adaptability. 1. The child has a moody nature 5. The child has decreased adaptability Moody nature and inability to adapt well to a new environment are characteristics indicative of a slow-to-warm-up temperament. Unlike difficult children, these children do not have irregular habits. Such children are usually very inactive. On the other hand, difficult children are hyperactive. These children are silent and do not usually show aggressive behavior such as temper tantrums. Which attribute of temperament is descriptive of the child's ability to be sidetracked by an external stimulus? 1 Activity 2 Rhythmicity 3 Adaptability 4 Distractibility 4. Distractibility The nurse working at a day care center observes that three toddlers are sitting beside each other and are playing independently with their own dolls. The nurse finds that these children are neither interacting nor being influenced by each other. What does the nurse conclude from the behavior of the children? 1 The children are demonstrating a form of parallel play. 2 The children are trying to adjust to each other. 3 The children are playing alone as they have no siblings. 4 The children are showing impaired social interaction. The children are demonstrating a form of parallel play The nurse is studying Freud's theory of psychosocial development. Which behavior of the hungry child in a class indicates that the id personality is the predominant personality over the ego and superego? 1 The child would immediately leave the class and have food. 2 The child would ask the permission of the teacher and then have food. 3 The child would wait for the teacher to ask the child to eat food. 4 The child would not have food unless the child goes back to the home. The child would immediately leave the class and have food. The id obeys the pleasure principle of immediate gratification of needs. In this situation, the child is hungry. If the id personality is predominant, then the child would immediately go and have food without asking the teacher's permission. The ego functions as a controlling of self and finds realistic means of gratification of the need. If the ego predominates, then the child would ask the teacher for permission and then have food. The superego functions as an ideal and prevents the individual from expressing instincts. Therefore, waiting for the teacher to ask the child to eat food and not having food unless the child goes back home are behaviors suggesting a superego personality. Following an assessment, the nurse finds that the child has a difficult temperament. Which assessment finding would have led the nurse to conclude this? Select all that apply. 1 The child reacts negatively to new stimuli. 2 The child is highly active and very irritable