Exam 1 Review
1. Which assessment is most important when evaluating signs and
symptoms of mental illness?
1. The decreased amount of creativity a client exhibits.
2. The inability to face problems within one’s life.
3. The intensity of an emotional reaction.
4. The client’s social and cultural norms.
2. Which client situation is an example of normal ego development?
1. A client continuously calls out to get his or her needs met.
2. A client complains of poor self-esteem because of punishments from
his or her past.
3. A client exhibits the ability to assert himself or herself without anger
or aggression.
4. A client feels guilty about wanting to have sexual relations outside of
marriage.
3. A 7-year-old boy is active in sports and has received a
most-improved player award at his baseball tournament.
According to Erikson, what describes this client’s
developmental task assessment?
1.Autonomy.
2.Identity.
3.Industry.
4.Initiative.
, 4. Which scenario describes an individual in Erikson’s
developmental stage of “old age” exhibiting a negative
outcome of despair?
1.A 60-year-old woman having difficulty taking care of her
aged mother.
2.A 50-year-old man reviewing the positive and negative
aspects of his life.
3.A 65-year-old man openly discussing his life’s
accomplishments and failures.
4.A 70-year-old woman angry about where her life has ended
up.
5. Which is an example of an individual successfully completing
Erikson’s “school age” stage of development?
1. A 14-year-old girl verbalizes that she resisted peer pressure to
drink alcohol at a party.
2. A 5-year-old boy is able to ask others in his class to play hide-
and-seek with him.
3. A 3-year-old boy is able to play by himself while other family
members play games.
4. An 11-year-old girl is trying out for cheerleading.
6. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which of the following
client actions would be considered most basic? Select all that apply.
1. Which assessment is most important when evaluating signs and
symptoms of mental illness?
1. The decreased amount of creativity a client exhibits.
2. The inability to face problems within one’s life.
3. The intensity of an emotional reaction.
4. The client’s social and cultural norms.
2. Which client situation is an example of normal ego development?
1. A client continuously calls out to get his or her needs met.
2. A client complains of poor self-esteem because of punishments from
his or her past.
3. A client exhibits the ability to assert himself or herself without anger
or aggression.
4. A client feels guilty about wanting to have sexual relations outside of
marriage.
3. A 7-year-old boy is active in sports and has received a
most-improved player award at his baseball tournament.
According to Erikson, what describes this client’s
developmental task assessment?
1.Autonomy.
2.Identity.
3.Industry.
4.Initiative.
, 4. Which scenario describes an individual in Erikson’s
developmental stage of “old age” exhibiting a negative
outcome of despair?
1.A 60-year-old woman having difficulty taking care of her
aged mother.
2.A 50-year-old man reviewing the positive and negative
aspects of his life.
3.A 65-year-old man openly discussing his life’s
accomplishments and failures.
4.A 70-year-old woman angry about where her life has ended
up.
5. Which is an example of an individual successfully completing
Erikson’s “school age” stage of development?
1. A 14-year-old girl verbalizes that she resisted peer pressure to
drink alcohol at a party.
2. A 5-year-old boy is able to ask others in his class to play hide-
and-seek with him.
3. A 3-year-old boy is able to play by himself while other family
members play games.
4. An 11-year-old girl is trying out for cheerleading.
6. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which of the following
client actions would be considered most basic? Select all that apply.
