A nurse is caring for a female client who is going through a divorce. The client tells the nurse that her husband is divorcing her because she cannot control her spending habits.
If the client sees something that she likes, she has to buy it immediately. According to Sullivan's interpersonal theory, a nurse realizes that this client is fixed in which stage of development?
A) Infancy. She relieves anxiety through oral gratification.
B) Childhood. She has not learned to delay gratification.
C) Early adolescence. She is struggling to form an identity.
D) Late adolescence. She is working to develop a lasting relationship.
Question 2
A 55-year-old client is admitted to a psychiatric unit stating that he no longer wishes to live. The client admits to holding a gun to his head the night before, but he could not bring himself to pull the trigger.
A nurse recognizes that the client is in which level of Erikson's stages of psychosocial development?
A) Trust versus mistrust
B) Industry versus inferiority
C) Generativity versus stagnation
D) Ego integrity versus despair
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