NURS 203 MIDTERM EXAM ACTUAL PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ human development domains. Answer: biological, cognitive, and
psychosocial
◉ multicontectual. Answer: development takes place within many
contexts ie physical surrounding and family configuration
◉ plasticity. Answer: human traits can be molded and yet people
maintain a certain durability of identity
◉ bioecological theory. Answer: bronfenbrenner
people affected by social contexts, interpersonal interactions and
biology
◉ psychoanalytic theory. Answer: freud
inner drives and motives
development stops after puberty
◉ psychoanalytic stages. Answer: oral til 1
,anal til 3
phallic til 6
latency til 11
genital til death
◉ psychosocial. Answer: erikson
eight stages characterized by a developmental crisis
emphasize family and culture
◉ psychosocial stages. Answer: trust vs mistrust til 1
autonomy vs shame til 3
initiative vs guilt til 6
industry vs inferiority til 11
identity vs role confusion adolescents
intimacy vs isolation emerging adult
generativity vs stagnation mid age adult
integrity vs despair older adult
◉ cognitive theory. Answer: piaget
thoughts affect actions
dominated psychology since the 80s
, ◉ sensorimotor. Answer: infancy
use of motor and senses to understand world
object permanence
◉ zone of proximal development. Answer: vygotsky
intellectual arena when new ideas and skills can be mastered
◉ behaviorism. Answer: watson
examines what can be observed and measured
◉ pruning. Answer: unused brain connections atrophy and die
◉ transient exuberance. Answer: early dendrite growth
temporary and rapid
◉ germinal. Answer: first 14 days
most life ends here/fail to implant
◉ embryo. Answer: 3-8th week
spontaneous abortions/miscarriages
◉ fetal. Answer: 9-birth
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ human development domains. Answer: biological, cognitive, and
psychosocial
◉ multicontectual. Answer: development takes place within many
contexts ie physical surrounding and family configuration
◉ plasticity. Answer: human traits can be molded and yet people
maintain a certain durability of identity
◉ bioecological theory. Answer: bronfenbrenner
people affected by social contexts, interpersonal interactions and
biology
◉ psychoanalytic theory. Answer: freud
inner drives and motives
development stops after puberty
◉ psychoanalytic stages. Answer: oral til 1
,anal til 3
phallic til 6
latency til 11
genital til death
◉ psychosocial. Answer: erikson
eight stages characterized by a developmental crisis
emphasize family and culture
◉ psychosocial stages. Answer: trust vs mistrust til 1
autonomy vs shame til 3
initiative vs guilt til 6
industry vs inferiority til 11
identity vs role confusion adolescents
intimacy vs isolation emerging adult
generativity vs stagnation mid age adult
integrity vs despair older adult
◉ cognitive theory. Answer: piaget
thoughts affect actions
dominated psychology since the 80s
, ◉ sensorimotor. Answer: infancy
use of motor and senses to understand world
object permanence
◉ zone of proximal development. Answer: vygotsky
intellectual arena when new ideas and skills can be mastered
◉ behaviorism. Answer: watson
examines what can be observed and measured
◉ pruning. Answer: unused brain connections atrophy and die
◉ transient exuberance. Answer: early dendrite growth
temporary and rapid
◉ germinal. Answer: first 14 days
most life ends here/fail to implant
◉ embryo. Answer: 3-8th week
spontaneous abortions/miscarriages
◉ fetal. Answer: 9-birth
