Exam 17: Concepts of Growth and Development

Mr.Frenette tells the nurse that his son,Liam,20 months,is quite creative and learning how to pretend with "almost anything in the house." According to Piaget,which stage/phase does this describe?

Alisha,5 years of age,is starting school and is being screened for certain developmental milestones.How a child interacts with other children is most influenced by which of the following factors?

Which of the following nursing interventions is most appropriate for a 16-year-old's stage of growth and development?

Using Freud's developmental theory as a framework,which of the following clients would suffer the most impact developmentally?

Jules,21,has never lived away from his parents and feels unable to make decisions on his own.According to Freud's theory of development,Jules is fixated at which stage of development?

Shane,47,who has a terminal illness,is writing a journal of his favourite memories for his family to read after his death.According to Peck,this client is working through which of the following developmental tasks?

Nancy is a nurse who is working with the residents of an assisted living complex.What should she realize as being most important when planning care for the "old-old" stage of development?

Eli,17,is being seen in the mental health clinic for antisocial behaviour.According to Erikson's stages of development,this client is having difficulty progressing with which task?

While observing neonates in the newborn nursery,a nursing student notices that their heads are disproportionately larger than their extremities.What principle of growth and development does this illustrate?

A mother questions the nurse about her 5-year-old daughter,Abigail,who has begun to masturbate.How should the nurse,familiar with Freud's stages of development,respond?

According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory,what describes the Electra complex?

In addition to occurring cephalocaudally,what is known about growth and development?

A parent brings a child to the clinic with concerns about the child's inability to sit alone.The nurse explains that development is based on inborn timetables and the child will be able to meet this milestone at a specific time.The nurse is basing this information on which theory of growth and development?

A community health nurse is planning adult health education classes.According to Erikson's stages of development,the nurse must address which task with this age group?

A nurse is plotting the height and weight of children during a school assessment clinic.Which of the following best describes this aspect of the children's health?

Instead of preparing for a class presentation,Jackie,a nursing student,went to a concert with several of her friends.What likely governed her behaviour?

Ria,a 20-month-old,is in hospital.Her nurse suspects that she is lagging behind in stage 6 of Piaget's phases of cognitive development.Which activity would support this?

A toddler shows fear and begins to cry when her parent leaves her at daycare.According to Havighurst,which developmental task would this child be exhibiting?

A nurse who is exploring the behaviour of children and how they interpret right from wrong or bad from good would best be served by studying which of the following theorists?

In meeting the students' needs,many educators believe that they must also work to take care of themselves as well as their students.Which of Gilligan's stages does this ideal represent?