Author Question: A pediatric nurse examines a 7-year-old at a well-child visit. Based on Erikson's theory, which ... (Read 43 times)

tiffannnnyyyyyy · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

A pediatric nurse examines a 7-year-old at a well-child visit. Based on Erikson's theory, which basic task does the nurse anticipate for this child?

A.
Balance independence and self-sufficiency against uncertainty and misgiving.
B.
Develop a sense of confidence through mastery of different tasks.
C.
Develop resourcefulness to achieve and learn new things without self-reproach.
D.
Recognize there are people in his or her life who can be trusted to take care of basic needs.

Question 2

A 15-year-old adolescent tells the school nurse that he is busy preparing for a forensics competition and would like to be a lawyer one day. According to Piaget's stages of development, the adolescent is in which stage of cognitive development?

A.
Concrete operational stage
B.
Formal operational stage
C.
Preoperational stage
D.
Sensorimotor stage

swimkari · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
In the trust vs. mistrust stage (birth to 1 year), the task is for the child to recognize that there are people in his or her life (parents) who can be trusted to take care of his or her basic needs. In the autonomy vs. shame and doubt stage (1 to 3 years), the task is for the child to balance independence and self-sufficiency against the predictable sense of uncertainty and misgiving when placed in life's situations. In the initiative vs. guilt stage (3 to 6 years), the child's task is to develop resourcefulness to achieve and learn new things without receiving self-reproach. In the accomplishment/industry vs. inferiority stage (6 to 12 years), the child develops a sense of confidence through mastery of tasks.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Piaget's final stage of cognitive development is the formal operational stage, during which the 11- to 15-year-old child uses abstract reasoning to handle difficult concepts and to analyze both sides of an issue. In the concrete operational stage, the 7- to 11-year-old child is much more able to organize thought in a logical order. The child is able to categorize and label objects. It is also possible at this stage for the child to solve concrete problems. In the preoperational stage, the child is still not capable of logical thinking, but due to an increased ability to use words and actions together, the child is increasingly able to connect cognitively with the world. The sensorimotor stage is the initial stage, from birth to age 2, in which primary cognition takes place through the senses.