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GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT EXAM 2 (ACTUAL
EXAM) WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST 2025
ALREADY GRADED A+
Predictable patterns of development are referred to as which of the following?
1) Attitudes
2) Habits
3) Milestones
4) Levels - (answers)Correct answer: 3
Developmental milestones are the predictable patterns of normal development
according to age. Growth and development are evaluated by comparison of an
individual's characteristics with the range of growth and development
characteristics expected for a person in the same age group.
Which of the following theorists described major psychosocial stages during
development of the personality?
1) Havighurst
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2) Piaget
3) Freud
4) Erikson - (answers)Correct answer: 4
Erik Erikson described a series of psychosocial stages to outline the emotional and
social development of the personality. Each stage is defined by a task that must
be achieved and completed before the next stage is achieved.
A toddler burns a finger on a hot radiator. Following this experience the toddler
does not touch the radiator again. The nurse interprets that this behavior change
occurs because of which of the following abilities in cognitive development?
1) Adaptation
2) Activation
3) Accommodation
4) Assimilation - (answers)Correct answer: 1
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Adaptation, or coping behavior, is the change that occurs as a result of
assimilation and accommodation of new learning.
The nurse documents that a toddler is engaging in the expected type of play
according to age if the nature of the toddler's play is:
1) parallel.
2) interactive.
3) socialized.
4) shared. - (answers)Correct answer: 1
Toddlers enjoy playing near others but frequently do not share objects or engage
in close interactive activities with other children. In parallel play, toddlers play
beside, but not with, their friends.
The nurse caring for a neonate interacts with this young client with the
understanding that the neonate is:
1) insensitive to pain.
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2) alert to everything, but cannot distinguish forms.
3) able to express negativism.
4) capable of hearing and turning toward sound. - (answers)Correct answer: 4
Familiar sounds are recognizable to a neonate, and the newborn often turns
toward the sound. Newborns can follow large moving objects and are sensitive to
temperature extremes and pain.
The nurse would recommend which one of the following toys to the parents of a
34-month-old child?
1) Tricycle
2) Marbles
3) Skateboard
4) Remote control airplane - (answers)Correct answer: 1
Gross motor skills of the child who is approaching 3 years of age include climbing,
walking up and down stairs unassisted, running easily, bending over without
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT EXAM 2 (ACTUAL
EXAM) WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST 2025
ALREADY GRADED A+
Predictable patterns of development are referred to as which of the following?
1) Attitudes
2) Habits
3) Milestones
4) Levels - (answers)Correct answer: 3
Developmental milestones are the predictable patterns of normal development
according to age. Growth and development are evaluated by comparison of an
individual's characteristics with the range of growth and development
characteristics expected for a person in the same age group.
Which of the following theorists described major psychosocial stages during
development of the personality?
1) Havighurst
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2) Piaget
3) Freud
4) Erikson - (answers)Correct answer: 4
Erik Erikson described a series of psychosocial stages to outline the emotional and
social development of the personality. Each stage is defined by a task that must
be achieved and completed before the next stage is achieved.
A toddler burns a finger on a hot radiator. Following this experience the toddler
does not touch the radiator again. The nurse interprets that this behavior change
occurs because of which of the following abilities in cognitive development?
1) Adaptation
2) Activation
3) Accommodation
4) Assimilation - (answers)Correct answer: 1
,3|Page
Adaptation, or coping behavior, is the change that occurs as a result of
assimilation and accommodation of new learning.
The nurse documents that a toddler is engaging in the expected type of play
according to age if the nature of the toddler's play is:
1) parallel.
2) interactive.
3) socialized.
4) shared. - (answers)Correct answer: 1
Toddlers enjoy playing near others but frequently do not share objects or engage
in close interactive activities with other children. In parallel play, toddlers play
beside, but not with, their friends.
The nurse caring for a neonate interacts with this young client with the
understanding that the neonate is:
1) insensitive to pain.
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2) alert to everything, but cannot distinguish forms.
3) able to express negativism.
4) capable of hearing and turning toward sound. - (answers)Correct answer: 4
Familiar sounds are recognizable to a neonate, and the newborn often turns
toward the sound. Newborns can follow large moving objects and are sensitive to
temperature extremes and pain.
The nurse would recommend which one of the following toys to the parents of a
34-month-old child?
1) Tricycle
2) Marbles
3) Skateboard
4) Remote control airplane - (answers)Correct answer: 1
Gross motor skills of the child who is approaching 3 years of age include climbing,
walking up and down stairs unassisted, running easily, bending over without
