Question 1

After a traumatic car accident,the driver cannot remember any of the details.A common defense mechanism that could explain this is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   Rationalization
B)   Compensation
C)   Repression
D)   Reaction formation C

Question 2

Two parents are describing the process of maturation of their children.Which statement about maturation is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)   Skills are acquired through practice.
B)   It is the unfolding of moral and intellectual capacity.
C)   It is the acquisition of knowledge potential.
D)   It is the unfolding of the child's potential regardless of practice and training. D

Question 3

According to Freud,the driving force behind all human behavior is the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Id
B)   Ego
C)   Superego
D)   Preconscious mind A

Question 4

The nurse recognizes that according to Freud's theory,the 5-year-old boy who says,"When I'm bigger,I want to marry you,Mommy" is demonstrating:

Accepted Answer

A)   Sublimation
B)   Wishful thinking
C)   Displacement
D)   The Oedipal complex

Question 5

Nancy,age 3,is being seen in the managed care clinic.As part of the yearly health screen,the nurse assesses her patterns of growth and development.Development is assessed based on:

Accepted Answer

A)   How many inches she has grown
B)   How much she weighs
C)   What skills she has acquired
D)   Her head circumference

Question 6

Jeremy regularly goes to the mental health clinic.He has a history of personality disorder with childlike behavior.This can result from:

Accepted Answer

A)   Unrestrained id dominance
B)   An overdeveloped superego
C)   Conflict with the ego
D)   Unresolved Electra complex

Question 7

The characteristic pattern of growth and development is that growth and development:

Accepted Answer

A)   Progress from complex to simple
B)   Occur at the same rate for each person
C)   Can be slow and steady with rapid periods
D)   Only affect physical changes

Question 8

In Kohlberg's theory of moral development,a child's moral reasoning begins because of a need to:

Accepted Answer

A)   Avoid punishment
B)   Gain love and support from others
C)   Seek self-satisfaction
D)   Reduce feelings of ambivalence

Question 9

An attempt to make up for an unconsciously perceived inadequacy by excelling at something else is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   Identification
B)   Compensation
C)   Sublimation
D)   Projection

Question 10

According to Piaget,a person begins to understand the principle that matter can take on many forms in the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Sensorimotor stage
B)   Preoperational stage
C)   Concrete stage
D)   Formal stage

Question 11

Defense mechanisms serve which of the following purposes?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are reflex mechanisms.
B)   They help cope with anxiety.
C)   They are a cause and effect response.
D)   They are manipulative responses.

Question 12

According to Erikson,the foundation for a healthy personality is:

Accepted Answer

A)   Trust
B)   Autonomy
C)   Intimacy
D)   Ego integrity

Question 13

Personality is best defined:

Accepted Answer

A)   As the part of the mind that avoids conflict
B)   As a pattern of behavior unique to an individual
C)   As the focus that enhances the quality of one's life
D)   As the quality and intensity of one's feelings

Question 14

According to Freud,experiences that are reality-based,logical,and in one's immediate awareness are in the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Conscious
B)   Unconscious
C)   Subconscious
D)   Preconscious

Question 15

Two major influences on one's growth and development patterns are:

Accepted Answer

A)   Heredity and environment
B)   Age and religion
C)   Race and ethnicity
D)   Mental and intellectual skills

Question 16

An 84-year-old woman has just moved to an assisted living apartment.She is anxious about leaving her home and friends and meeting people.What level of Maslow's hierarchy is she struggling with?

Accepted Answer

A)   Physiological
B)   Safety and security
C)   Love and belonging
D)   Self-actualization

Question 17

Freud's psyche receives its energy from the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Conscience
B)   Libido
C)   Ego
D)   Superego

Question 18

Erikson believes that 5-year-old Devon should be mastering the task of:

Accepted Answer

A)   Trust
B)   Autonomy
C)   Initiative
D)   Industry

Question 19

A newborn infant sucks automatically on its mother's breast.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   Schemata
B)   Reflexes
C)   Conditioning
D)   Assimilation

Question 20

When a young child from a troubled family acts as though stress does not exist,he is using which coping skill?

Accepted Answer

A)   Repression
B)   Regression
C)   Compensation
D)   Denial

Exam 5: Theories of Growth and Development