Two 50-year-old men are discussing their Saturday activities. The ...

[CharlieWard]

Two 50-year-old men are discussing their Saturday activities. The first man describes how he tutors children as a volunteer at a community center.
 
  The other man says that he would never work with children, and that he prefers to work out at the gym to meet young women to date. The second man's statement reflects which developmental stage?
  a. Inferiority
  b. Role confusion
  c. Self-absorption
  d. Mistrust

Question 2

While gathering an adolescent's health history, the nurse recognizes that the patient began to act out behaviorally and engage in risky behavior when her parents divorced.
 
  In considering an altered self-concept nursing diagnosis, the nurse would gather what information?
  a. How long the parents were married
  b. How the patient views her behaviors
  c. Why the parents are divorcing
  d. Why she is acting out of control

[mochi09]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
In the generativity versus self-absorption developmental task, a self-absorbed person is concerned about his or her own personal wants and desires in a self-centered manner. Mistrust versus trust occurs in the first year of life. Industry versus inferiority commonly occurs in school children. Identity versus role confusion commonly occurs at the start of adolescence into young adulthood.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
A nurse can identify situational life stressors that can impact a person's self-concept. By openly exploring a patient's thoughts and feelings, the nurse will be able to use communication skills in a therapeutic manner. This will facilitate the patient's insight into behaviors and will enable the nurse to make referrals or provide needed health teaching. The length of time married and the reason for the parents' divorce do not explain the patient's behaviors. Why the patient is out of control is not as important as how the patient views her actions when out of control.

[CharlieWard]

Gracias!

[nanny]

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