Growth & Development 101

1. Growth & Development101 For ALL your G&D needs…..

2. Age: • Piaget • Erikson • Freud Infancy

3. Age: • Piaget • Erikson • Freud Toddlerhood

4. Age: • Piaget • Erikson • Freud Preschool Age

5. Age: • Piaget • Erikson • Freud School Age

6. Age: • Piaget • Erikson • Freud Adolescence

7. Sensorimotor • Preoperational • Concrete operations • Formal operations • A. is able to see another’s point of view • B. exhibits magical thinking • C. develops a sense of object permanence • D. is able to appreciate symbolism Matching

8. Cephalocaudal • General to specific • Proximodistal • Simple to complex • A. an infant responds to an earache by flailing the extremities; the toddler responds by tugging at the ear • B. a toddler can use two-word sentences; a preschooler can tell stories • C. in the embryo, developemtn of the bronchus precedes development of the bronchioles and alveoli • D. the infant can lift the head before being able to lift the trunk Matching

9. A child’s growth and development are affected by: • A. cultural background • B. Heredity • C. Socioeconomic status • D. All of the above

10. Teaching about safety to school-age children should be geared toward their: • A. parents • B. chronologic age • C. cognitive level of development • D. ability to answer questions

11. Parents of a preschooler are concerned because she wants “to marry” her father and has told her mother to “go outside and play in the street and get hit by a car”. • The nurse realizes that: • A. family should seek counseling • B. preschooler’s behavior is normal • C. child has probably been abused by her mother • D. parents are not addressing the child’s need for initiative

12. An 8-month-old infant is being hospitalized for 2 weeks to receive intravenous antibiotic therapy. • What can the nurse do to facilitate parent-infant attachment during this period? • How can the nurse deal with the infant’s stranger anxiety? • What can the hospital staff do to facilitate the development of trust in the infant?

13. Which of the following statements suggests that the parent needs more information about infant nutrition? • A. “I’ll change from breast milk to whole milk at about 6 months” • B. “I’ll introduce soft foods at about 5 months” • C. “I’ll add new foods one at a time” • D. “I’ll introduce drinking from a cup gradually”

14. Animism • Centration • Egocentrism • Irreversibility • Magical thought • A. Aaron believes the TV is watching him while he sleeps • B. Beth took the toy truck apart and can’t put it back together • C. Carla’s brother is in the hospital. She believes she made him sick because she didn’t want to play with him • D. Diego can follow only one direction at a time • E. Elgin took Fatima’s toy and can’t understand why Fatima is upset Matching

15. While a 5-year old is hospitalized for an appendectomy, he tells the nurse that he is in the hospital because he was bad. The nurse should: • A. suspect child abuse and report it to the authorities • B. question the parents about their discipline methods • C. explain to the child why he is in the hospital • D. ignore the comment

16. An example of an activity that develops fine motor skills in the school-aged child is • A. rollerblading • B. playing the guitar • C. playing tag • D. swimming

17. A child who does not successfully complete the developmental task of industry develops a sense of • A. shame and doubt • B. guilt • C. inferiority • D. confusion

18. In adolescence, sexual activity is usually related to: • A. risk taking • B. alcohol and/or substance abuse • C. low self esteem • D. all of these

19. According to Erikson, a person who has not successfully completed the developmental task of adolescence will experience • A. shame and doubt • B. identity • C. role confusion • D. guilt

20. Child explores the world with the mouth: • Child may initially demonstrate aggression toward the same-sex parent: • Child develops an adult view of sexuality: • Child typically prefers same-sex friends: Freud’s Stages…Fill In