Normal Growth and Development Flashcards
As an NP which of the following would be a key element in the assessment of a child’s growth and development?
Gender
Eye color
Head circumference
Race
Head circumference
Determine the significance of assessing growth patterns in the assessment of a child.
The static points help determine the overall health of a child.
They create an individualized growth chart for each child.
They are specific to each child in each age group.
They are linked to health and well-being.
They are linked to health and well-being.
A toddler has just successfully completed toilet training. According to Erikson’s theory of development the NP would understand that the preschooler just completed which stage of development?
Autonomy vs. shame/doubt
Initiative vs. Guilt
Industry vs. Inferiority
Trust vs. Mistrust
Autonomy vs. shame/doubt
A 10-year-old girl presents for a wellness check. Determine a behavior that she is expected to demonstrate.
She sits very quietly and plays with blocks on the floor.
She has a huge emotional outburst, followed by a temper tantrum.
She is very argumentative and disagreeable.
She is talking about how much she loves swimming.
She is talking about how much she loves swimming.
Amelia just celebrated her 6th birthday. Propose an age-appropriate skill that she is now able to do that she could not do before.
She can identify body parts and their function.
She can catch a ball with stiff arms.
She can write short sentences.
She can parallel play.
She can write short sentences.
Determine an important goal when evaluating a child’s growth and development.
To establish whether there are potential concerns for physical health
To establish correct sociocultural norms
To establish future career and educational goals
To establish appropriate methods of discipline for poor behavior
To establish whether there are potential concerns for physical health
Ellen brings her 1-month-old son, Jacob, in for a wellness check. Predict a milestone that Jacob is expected to have achieved by this point in time.
Jacob cries when he is distressed.
Jacob is teething.
Jacob can roll from side to side.
Jacob laughs loudly.
Jacob cries when he is distressed.
The NP is preparing to perform a well-child exam on a 2frac(1,2) year old (30 month) child. Which of the following would you predict that a child should achieve at 30 months?
Balance on one foot for 4–8 seconds
Cut with scissors
Jump in place
Copy a triangle
Jump in place
In assessing a 5 year old patient you would predict that a child in the pre-operational stage of cognitive development would be expected to behave in which of the following manners?
The child can understand abstract thinking.
The child’s behavior is limited to simple motor reflex responses.
The child has developed empathy.
The child is learning to use language.
The child is learning to use language.
Amelia just celebrated her 6th birthday. Propose an age-appropriate skill that she is now able to do that she could not do before.
She can count to three.
She can recite the days of the week.
She can catch a ball with stiff arms.
She can parallel play.
She can recite the days of the week.
Propose a developmental theory that focuses solely on experience and does not consider an individual’s thoughts and feelings.
Cognitive development theory
Moral development theory
Hierarchy of needs
Reinforcement theory
Reinforcement theory
Determine a developmentally appropriate characteristic of a 15-year-old boy.
He learns solely through experience.
He is able to solve logarithmic equations.
He is unable to understand cause-and-effect relationships.
He can demonstrate intuitive thinking.
He is able to solve logarithmic equations.
Propose a way in which Erikson’s theory is useful in practice.
Knowing how and when each stage is completed reveals the emergence of a healthy personality.
Examining different erogenous zones helps in understanding the development of the libido at specific stages.
Discovering unconscious desire demonstrates major influences on behavior.
Tracking the successful navigation through each stage leads to the emergence and discovery of a psychological virtue.
Tracking the successful navigation through each stage leads to the emergence and discovery of a psychological virtue.
Establish a key aspect of a child in the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development.
Imaginative thinking and intuition develop.
Abstract thinking begins to develop.
There is awareness of the outside world.
Knowledge of the world is limited to sensory perceptions.
Knowledge of the world is limited to sensory perceptions.
A 4-month-old infant is brought in for a wellness checkup. Propose a major milestone for normally developing children at this age.
Says “Dada”
Radial palmar grasp
Lifts head when prone
Rolls from supine to prone
Rolls from supine to prone
