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aabwk4 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Which of the following parental responses to a toilet training accident by a 3-year-old child is likely to result in the development of a not me self-system as described by Sullivan?

1. Ignoring this as inevitable
2. Displaying mild parental frustration
3. Severely punishing the child
4. Showing acceptance of mistakes

Question 2

When assessing a 5-year-old according to Kohlberg's developmental theory, the nurse would consider it normal to observe a:

1. Good boygood girl orientation
2. Punishment-obedience orientation
3. Law-and-order orientation
4. Hierarchy of principles

leahm14 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3
According to Sullivan, if the child experiences punitive responses to toilet training accidents, the child may develop a self-system in which not me is primary. 1. This may decrease the child's stress. 2. Mild parental frustration is helpful in assisting the child to become toilet-trained. 4. This may decrease the child's stress level.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2
The preconventional stage (4-10 years) involves a punishment-obedience orientation. 1. The good boygood girl orientation is seen in the conventional stage (10-13 years). 3. A law-and-order ori-entation is also seen in the conventional stage (10-13 years). 4. A hierarchy of principles is seen in the postconventional stage (adolescence).