Question 1

______ is the measurable aspect of a person's increase in physical dimensions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Growth 
B)  Development 
C)  Maturation 
D)  The latency stage of development 
A)  Growth 
B)  Development 
C)  Maturation 
D)  The latency stage of development

Question 2

A 90-year-old patient constantly tells the nurse stories about life many years ago.The nurse encourages this behavior because reminiscence or life review is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a technique that prepares the individual for the end of life. 
B)  a review of dispelling past experiences as meaningless. 
C)  helpful although it is unnatural in the older adult. 
D)  a way for the elderly to realize that conflicts cannot be reconciled. 
A)  a technique that prepares the individual for the end of life. 
B)  a review of dispelling past experiences as meaningless. 
C)  helpful although it is unnatural in the older adult. 
D)  a way for the elderly to realize that conflicts cannot be reconciled.

Question 3

The transition from childhood to adulthood,in terms of the psychological maturation of the individual,is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Puberty 
B)  Adolescence 
C)  Menarche 
D)  Preadolescence 
A)  Puberty 
B)  Adolescence 
C)  Menarche 
D)  Preadolescence

Question 4

The mother of an 8-year-old girl has brought her daughter to the health clinic for her annual check-up.She is concerned about the high blood pressure in her family and asks the nurse if there is some way to know if the child is at risk for hypertension.What is the nurse's best response?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Blood pressure elevation in childhood is the single best predictor of adult hypertension." 
B)  "Well let's take her blood pressure and see if it's up. If it is, she has hypertension." 
C)  "She looks pretty plump to me, and that indicates good health. As long as she's eating, she should be OK." 
D)  "If you think that she's gaining weight, put her on an exercise program, but wait until she's in her teens." 
A)  "Blood pressure elevation in childhood is the single best predictor of adult hypertension." 
B)  "Well let's take her blood pressure and see if it's up. If it is, she has hypertension." 
C)  "She looks pretty plump to me, and that indicates good health. As long as she's eating, she should be OK." 
D)  "If you think that she's gaining weight, put her on an exercise program, but wait until she's in her teens."

Question 5

According to one theorist,moral development depends on the child's ability to accept social responsibility and to integrate personal principles of justice and fairness.Which of the following individuals is responsible for the theory of moral development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud 
B)  Jean Piaget 
C)  Erik Erikson 
D)  Lawrence Kohlberg 
A)  Sigmund Freud 
B)  Jean Piaget 
C)  Erik Erikson 
D)  Lawrence Kohlberg

Question 6

This model of personality development is grounded in the belief that two internal biological forces drive the psychological change in a child: sexual (libido)and aggressive energies.Who is responsible for developing this theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud 
B)  Jean Piaget 
C)  Erik Erikson 
D)  Lawrence Kohlberg 
A)  Sigmund Freud 
B)  Jean Piaget 
C)  Erik Erikson 
D)  Lawrence Kohlberg

Exam 22: Growth and Development

______ is the measurable aspect of a person's increase in physical dimensions.

A 90-year-old patient constantly tells the nurse stories about life many years ago.The nurse encourages this behavior because reminiscence or life review is:

The transition from childhood to adulthood,in terms of the psychological maturation of the individual,is known as which of the following?

The mother of an 8-year-old girl has brought her daughter to the health clinic for her annual check-up.She is concerned about the high blood pressure in her family and asks the nurse if there is some way to know if the child is at risk for hypertension.What is the nurse's best response?

According to one theorist,moral development depends on the child's ability to accept social responsibility and to integrate personal principles of justice and fairness.Which of the following individuals is responsible for the theory of moral development?

This model of personality development is grounded in the belief that two internal biological forces drive the psychological change in a child: sexual (libido)and aggressive energies.Who is responsible for developing this theory?

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