PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR NE 104 DEVELOPMENT,
CHAPTER 11 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
A mother approaches a primary health care provider with a 5-year-old child
suffering from pneumonia. The girl is continuously crying and is demanding to
see her father. The girl has a short stature. She is pretending to play and not
allowing the nurse to administer medication. According to Erik Erikson's theory
of psychosocial development, in which stage is the child?
1. Trust versus mistrust
2 Initiative versus guilt
3 Intimacy versus isolation
4 Autonomy versus sense of shame and doubt
2. According to Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, the girl is in the
initiative-versus-guilt stage. In this stage, the child likes to pretend and try out new roles
to escape. This stage is from 3 years to 6 years of age
The nursing student is learning about Kohlberg's theory of moral development.
Which characteristics suggest that an individual belongs to the conventional
reasoning level? Select all that apply.
, 1. This individual would judge right or wrong through behavior guided by
punishment.
2 There is limited reasoning, and the individual's thought process is primarily
egocentric.
3 Moral reasoning is based on an individual's perception of the effect of a
behavior on relationships with others in the society.
4 Individuals do not believe in defining their own morals and principles based on
authority or conformity to groups.
5 Individuals want to fulfill the expectations of their family, group, or nation and
develop a sense of loyalty to them.
3., 5. According to the Kohlberg theory, level II of moral development is conventional
reasoning: An individual makes moral decisions that would maintain or improve his or
her relationships in the society. The person's goal is to fulfill the expectations of the
family and nation. The individual develops a keen sense of loyalty and feels responsible
for maintaining and supporting the order of the society. If an individual has limited
cognitive thinking, and that thinking is just about the self, then this person belongs to
level I (the preconventional level) of moral development. In this level, the reason for a
particular behavior is associated with the consequence that the individual believes will
occur in response to the act. In level III (postconventional reasoning), the person finds a
balance between basic human rights and obligations and societal rules and regulations.
Individuals move away from moral decisions based on authority or conformity to groups
to define their own moral values and principles.
CHAPTER 11 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
A mother approaches a primary health care provider with a 5-year-old child
suffering from pneumonia. The girl is continuously crying and is demanding to
see her father. The girl has a short stature. She is pretending to play and not
allowing the nurse to administer medication. According to Erik Erikson's theory
of psychosocial development, in which stage is the child?
1. Trust versus mistrust
2 Initiative versus guilt
3 Intimacy versus isolation
4 Autonomy versus sense of shame and doubt
2. According to Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, the girl is in the
initiative-versus-guilt stage. In this stage, the child likes to pretend and try out new roles
to escape. This stage is from 3 years to 6 years of age
The nursing student is learning about Kohlberg's theory of moral development.
Which characteristics suggest that an individual belongs to the conventional
reasoning level? Select all that apply.
, 1. This individual would judge right or wrong through behavior guided by
punishment.
2 There is limited reasoning, and the individual's thought process is primarily
egocentric.
3 Moral reasoning is based on an individual's perception of the effect of a
behavior on relationships with others in the society.
4 Individuals do not believe in defining their own morals and principles based on
authority or conformity to groups.
5 Individuals want to fulfill the expectations of their family, group, or nation and
develop a sense of loyalty to them.
3., 5. According to the Kohlberg theory, level II of moral development is conventional
reasoning: An individual makes moral decisions that would maintain or improve his or
her relationships in the society. The person's goal is to fulfill the expectations of the
family and nation. The individual develops a keen sense of loyalty and feels responsible
for maintaining and supporting the order of the society. If an individual has limited
cognitive thinking, and that thinking is just about the self, then this person belongs to
level I (the preconventional level) of moral development. In this level, the reason for a
particular behavior is associated with the consequence that the individual believes will
occur in response to the act. In level III (postconventional reasoning), the person finds a
balance between basic human rights and obligations and societal rules and regulations.
Individuals move away from moral decisions based on authority or conformity to groups
to define their own moral values and principles.
