Exam 11: Growth and Development: Infancy Through Adolescence

A dejected 8-year-old has brought home an art project that was finished at school that didn't get put up on the bulletin board with some better projects. The best way to support the child's sense of industry would be for the parents to:

The nurse explains that babies can lift their heads before they can lift their chests, control their shoulders before they control their arms and fingers, sit before they stand, and crawl before they walk. This is a result of ______________ development.

A group of fifth grade boys play together at school and after school are seen in each other's company. The school nurse is aware that this sort of group is representative of Freud's:

When asked, the nurse explains that the superego described in Sigmund Freud's theory influences human behavior by playing the part of the:

An anxious father to be tells the nurse that his wife's due date was 5 days ago and there are still no signs of labor. The nurse's most helpful response would be:

When a 4-year-old boy announces that he is going to marry his mother, the nurse recognizes that this statement is an indicator that he is in the Freudian stage of:

The nurse would anticipate that the child who prefers onlooker play would be:

The well baby clinic nurse suggests that the most important aspect parents should consider when selecting a day care facility for their preschooler would be the:

The nurse encourages the parent to allow the toddler to dress himself and feed himself and make simple choices about clothing or food in order to follow the theory of:

A nurse encourages the father of a newborn infant to hold the baby close, talk softly, stroke the baby's fingers, and make eye contact in order to:

When the nurse makes a loud noise near the infant, the infant reacts by arching his back and assuming a typical posture with flexion and adduction of the extremities, and his fingers fan initially. This is called the:

The risk for poisoning is most likely in a situation in which:

The nurse reminds parents that infants who have developed trust by the age of 6 months will be able to:

The school nurse is alert to the behavior of a child who has extremely permissive parents, because this sort of parenting style produces children who are:

A woman in her first trimester of pregnancy asks the nurse how much weight she can expect to gain by the time of EDD (estimated delivery date). The nurse correctly responds approximately by informing her:

The nurse reminds parents that social competence can be recognized in their child if the child:

A person who demonstrates the ability to logically manipulate abstract and unobservable concepts is in which stage of Jean Piaget's cognitive development theory?

When the clinic nurse speaks to the 3-year-old child and says, "You can get dressed now and put your shirt and pants back on," she is promoting his sense of:

An 11-year-old who obeys all the rules set down by the teacher to avoid guilt or disapproval is acting out Kohlberg's theory of:

The sperm and ovum each contain __________ unpaired chromosomes.