Exam #2 Flashcards
The nurse is aware that preschoolers often display a developmental characteristic that makes them treat dolls or stuffed animals as if they have thoughts and feelings. This is an example of:
- Logical reasoning.
- Egocentrism.
- Concrete thinking.
- Animism.
- Animism.
An 18-month-old child is noted by the parents to be “angry” about any change in routine. This child’s temperament is most likely to be described as:
- Slow to warm up.
- Difficult.
- Hyperactive.
- Easy.
- Difficult.
Nine-year-old Brian has a difficult time making friends at school and being chosen to play on the team. He also has trouble completing his homework and, as a result, receives little positive feedback from his parents or teacher. According to Erikson’s theory, failure at this stage of development results in:
- A sense of guilt.
- A poor sense of self.
- Feelings of inferiority.
- Mistrust.
- Feelings of inferiority.
The nurse teaches parents how to have their children learn impulse control and cooperative behaviors. This would be during which of Erikson’s stages of development?
- Trust versus mistrust
- Initiative versus guilt
- Industry versus inferiority
- Autonomy versus sense of shame and doubt
- Initiative versus guilt
When Ryan was 3 months old, he had a toy train; when his view of the train was blocked, he did not search for it. Now that he is 9 months old, he looks for it, reflecting the presence of:
- Object permanence.
- Sensorimotor play.
- Schemata.
- Magical thinking
- Object permanence.
When preparing a 4-year-old child for a procedure, which method is developmentally most appropriate for the nurse to use?
- Allowing the child to watch another child undergoing the same procedure
- Showing the child pictures of what he or she will experience
- Talking to the child in simple terms about what will happen
- Preparing the child through play with a doll and toy medical equipment
- Preparing the child through play with a doll and toy medical equipment
Which of the following are examples of the conventional reasoning form of cognitive development? (Select all that apply.)
- A 35-year-old woman is speaking with you about her recent diagnosis of a chronic illness. She is concerned about her treatment options in relation to her ability to continue to care for her family. As she considers the options and alternatives, she incorporates information, her values, and emotions to decide which plan will be the best fit for her.
- A young father is considering whether or not to return to school for a graduate degree. He considers the impact the time commitment may have on the needs of his wife and infant son.
- A teenage girl is encouraged by her peers to engage in shoplifting. She decides not to join her peers in this activity because she is afraid of getting caught in the act.
- A single mother of two children is unhappy with her employer. She has been unable to secure alternate employment but decides to quit her current job.
- A 35-year-old woman is speaking with you about her recent diagnosis of a chronic illness. She is concerned about her treatment options in relation to her ability to continue to care for her family. As she considers the options and alternatives, she incorporates information, her values, and emotions to decide which plan will be the best fit for her.
- A young father is considering whether or not to return to school for a graduate degree. He considers the impact the time commitment may have on the needs of his wife and infant son.
Place the following stages of Freud’s psychosexual development in the proper order by age progression.
- Oedipal
- Latency
- Oral
- Genital
- Anal
3, 5, 2, 1, 4
According to Piaget’s cognitive theory, a 12-year-old child is most likely to engage in which of the following activities?
- Using building blocks to determine how houses are constructed
- Writing a story about a clown who wants to leave the circus
- Drawing pictures of a family using stick figures
- Writing an essay about patriotism
- Writing a story about a clown who wants to leave the circus
Allison, age 15 years, calls her best friend Laura and is crying. She has a date with John, someone she has been hoping to date for months, but now she has a pimple on her forehead. Laura firmly believes that John and everyone else will notice the blemish right away. This is an example of the:
- Imaginary audience.
- False-belief syndrome.
- Personal fable.
- Personal absorption syndrome.
- Imaginary audience.
Elizabeth, who is having unprotected sex with her boyfriend, comments to her friends, “Did you hear about Kathy? You know, she fools around so much; I heard she was pregnant. That would never happen to me!” This is an example of adolescent:
- Imaginary audience.
- False-belief syndrome.
- Personal fable.
- Sense of invulnerability.
- Sense of invulnerability.
Which of the following activities are examples of the use of activity theory in older adults? (Select all that apply.)
- Teaching an older adult how to use e-mail to communicate with a grandchild who lives in another state
- Introducing golf as a new hobby
- Leading a group walk of older adults each morning
- Engaging an older adult in a community project with a short-term goal
- Directing a community play at the local theater
- Teaching an older adult how to use e-mail to communicate with a grandchild who lives in another state
- Introducing golf as a new hobby
- Engaging an older adult in a community project with a short-term goal
Dave reports being happy and satisfied with his life. What do we know about him?
- He is in one of the later developmental periods, concerned with reviewing his life.
- He is atypical, since most people in any of the developmental stages report significant dissatisfaction with their lives.
- He is in one of the earlier developmental periods, concerned with establishing a career and satisfying long-term relationships.
- It is difficult to determine Dave’s developmental stage since most people report overall satisfaction with their lives in all stages.
- It is difficult to determine Dave’s developmental stage since most people report overall satisfaction with their lives in all stages.
You are working in a clinic that provides services for homeless people. The current local regulations prohibit providing a service that you believe is needed by your patients. You adhere to the regulations but at the same time are involved in influencing authorities to change the regulation. This action represents ___________ stage of moral development.
Social contract orientation.
You are caring for a recently retired man who appears withdrawn and says he is “bored with life.” Applying the work of Havinghurst, you would help this individual find meaning in life by:
- Encouraging him to explore new roles.
- Encouraging relocation to a new city.
- Explaining the need to simplify life.
- Encouraging him to adopt a new pet.
- Encouraging him to explore new roles.
What are are the innate or basic human needs according to the Self Determination Theory?
R - Relatedness
A - Autonomy
C - competence, perceived
What is A-motivation
Behavior is not personally important; don’t believe they have the ability to carry out the behavior; and/or don’t believe the behavior will produce the desired outcome
What is intrinsic motivation?
Behavior is engaged for the enjoyment,
Interest, fun inherent in the activity itself
(More likely to maintain behaviors over the long term if only focused here.)
What is integrated motivation?
Behavior is in harmony with other big picture
values, life goals, and behaviors
(More likely to maintain behaviors over the long term if only focused here.)
What is identified motivation?
Value the behavior (e.g., because it improves health)
More likely to maintain behaviors over the long term if only focused here.
What is introjected motivation?
Internal pressures to do the behavior in order
To avoid feeling bad (e.g., guilt, anxiety, Shame) or to feel better about oneself (e.g.,
pride) and maintain self-worth
(Less likely to maintain behaviors over the long term if only focused here.)
What is external motivation?
Direct rewards or punishment/pressures for
doing the behavior
(Less likely to maintain behaviors over the long term if only focused here.)
What is IPN?
Intervention project nursing
The Intervention Project for Nurses (IPN) was established in 1983 through passage of legislation. … For non-nursing healthcare practitioners, DOH contracts with the Professional Resource Network (PRN) to provide similar services.
Relatedness refers to:
Relatedness refers to:
- The need to feel close,
connected to, &
valued by important others;
The sense that one is
significant, lovable, & worthy of care
If met, this need provides a foundation of self-worth
Autonomy refers to:
Autonomy refers to:
The idea that people need to feel engaged willingly in their behavior &
feel a sense of ownership over their actions.
The opposite:
feeling controlled or pressured to behave in a certain way.
Competence refers to:
Competence refers to:
the need to feel capable &
effective
&
develop a sense of mastery over one’s behaviors.
Psychologists-Scientists studied children in classrooms
Asked, “What made students’ engage in learning vs. disengaging or checking out’?”
Students engaged in learning more often when they had:
> Positive relationships
> Autonomy (volition) &
> Perceived competence > Motivation
Psychologists Developed self-determination theory
Compared to other sources, is the SDT definition of motivation similar or different?
Quantity Vs
Type / Quality
There are 2 inter-related, but different micro-concepts of autonomy?
Psychological autonomy
Moral autonomy
Psychological autonomy
Moral autonomy
ANA Code of Ethics
Has had 9 provisions
Rationale for Autonomy &1st Provision Ethics for Nurses
The nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with compassion and respect for inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal attributes, or the nature of health problems.
The nurse’s primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, or community.
The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient.
Clarify: Perceived competence vs. Self-efficacy
Some nurse-scholars & psychologists use one term/concept, Some the other
What is similar?
What is different?
. Psychologists & Authors
Bandura defined:
Perceived self-efficacy
belief that one can exercise control over one’s habits to reach particular goals
Deci & Ryan defined:
Perceived Competence
belief in one’s confidence and competence to change, that is, to engage in behaviors to reach one’s goals
Rationale for P. Competence / Self-efficacy; Research has shown that:
The > perceived self-efficacy,
higher the goals people set for selves,
the firmer their commitment to them.
Self-efficacy beliefs shape outcomes people expect their efforts to produce.
Those with > efficacy expect their efforts good outcomes
Those with < efficacy expect their efforts poor outcomes
Apply type of motivation to practice
Assess clients’ goals for health
Link these to clients’ condition skillfully, ex., If…., then…. (Yet without threatening clients)
This can
Eliciting their own motives, not ours
Develop discrepancy btw where they are to where they want to be
Both can increase autonomous motivation
How would you apply relatedness in practice?
Express empathy to..
Reflect clients’ comments to..
Affirm client’s experience
Ask open-end questions in a sensitive manner