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meagbuch · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Which of the following would the nurse using Erikson's theory as a basis for assessments expect to assess in a child who has not developed a sense of competence?

1. Shame
2. Guilt
3. Alienation
4. Inferiority

Question 2

A parent is concerned with the interpersonal skills of her 12-year-old son. She asks the commu-nity health nurse what would be the expected behaviors of this age group. Based on interpersonal theory, what is the nurse's best response?

1. Your son should be able to work with his peers toward a common goal.
2. You son may have developed sexual feelings for persons of the same sex.
3. Your son should be able to be genuinely intimate with others.
4. Your son should have developed a self-identity and be able to set long-term goals.

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

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 4
According to Erikson, failure to master academic and social pursuits leads to inferiority and hin-ders attempts to try new things. Option 1 is associated with failure to develop will power. Option 2 is associated with failure to develop purpose. Option 3 is associated with failure to develop fi-delity.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1
According to Sullivan, the expected development of the preadolescent permits him or her to work with peers toward a common goal and to develop a sense of oneness. Option 2 is not in-dicated as part of any interpersonal theory of development. Option 3 develops in late adoles-cence. Option 4 is suggested as a developmental issue of 12- to 18-year-olds in Erikson's model.