Temperment

Question 1

What heavily influences the parent’s parenting style and leads to particular behavioral responses?

Answer 1

Temperament

Question 2

Temperament is defined as

Answer 2

manner of thinking, behaving and reacting characteristic of an individual
refers to the person’s way of dealing with life
behavioral tendencies/style and individuality

Question 3

Temperament starts when

Answer 3

at birth through certain behaviors and the parent’s responses to those needs

Question 4

The easy child

Answer 4

even-tempered
positive mood (smiles at strangers)
regular and predictable
+ Approach to new stimuli
open and adaptable to change
- accept rules
- team player

Question 5

What percentage of children are easy tempered?

Answer 5

40%

Question 6

The slow to warm up child

Answer 6

Cautious
withdraws quietly from anything new
adapt slowly with repeated contact
passive resistance to change in routine
inactive and moody but moderate irregularity in functions

Question 7

What percentage of children are slow to warm up?

Answer 7

15%

Question 8

The difficult child

Answer 8

highly active
irritable - predominately negative
unpredictable
irregular with schedules
withdrawal
require a more structured environment
adapt slowly
frequent periods of crying and frustrations with violent tantrums

Question 9

The difficult child represents what percentage?

Answer 9

10%

Question 10

Which temperaments are more vulnerable to the development of behavior problems in the early and middle
childhood?

Answer 10

difficult
slow to warm up

Question 11

The more dissonance or lack of harmony, between the child’s temperament and the parent’s ability to accept and deal with the behavior, the greater risk for

Answer 11

subsequent parent-child conflicts

Question 12

Is there a genetic component to temperament?

Answer 12

yes, because we see variations in activity level in utero from constant moving to more sedentary

Question 13

Temperament characteristics (9 attributes)

Answer 13

activity level (motor, active or inactive)
repetitive rhythms (regularity, predictability vs unpredictability)
Approach/Withdrawal (initial response to new stimuli)
Adaptability (adjustments)
threshold of responsiveness (intensity of stimuli to evoke a response)
intensity of reaction (response strength)
quality of mood (+, neutral, -)
distractibility (ease of diversion)
Attention span and persistence (length of activity interest)

Question 14

Who are the famous researchers of children temperament?

Answer 14

Chess and Thomas

Question 15

Which temperament child is more prone to injuries and problems in school?

Answer 15

Difficult

Question 16

Mixed temperament

Answer 16

some but not all characteristics of categories
inconsistent with responses
35%

Question 17

Significance of Temperament

Answer 17

“degree of fit”
- parents don’t repond appropriately by accepting the behavior and the child may have behavioral problems
-Anticipatory guidance

Question 18

What is the best preventative method of dealing with temperament children?

Answer 18

Anticipatory guidance
- such as Growth and Development and childbearing practices

Question 19

Nursing CARE involving child temperament

Answer 19

approach of the child
Assessment
Interventions
Teachings

Question 20

Procedures need to be done with a difficult child, how might the nurse explain the situation to the child?

Answer 20

single explanation and do it quickly

Question 21

Procedures need to be done with an easy child, how might the nurse explain the situation to the child?

Answer 21

step by step through with them

Question 22

Activity abilities of different temperament

Answer 22

motor, active or inactive

Question 23

Repetitive rhythms ability of different temperaments
Establishes what with the child in the future

Answer 23

regularity, predictability vs unpredictability

Question 24

Approach/Withdrawal abilities of different temperaments means

Answer 24

initial response to new stimuli

Question 25

Adaptability of different temperaments means

Answer 25

adjustments

Question 26

Threshold of response ability of different temperaments

Answer 26

intensity of stimuli to evoke a response

Question 27

Intensity of reaction in different temperaments

What does it mean?

Answer 27

response strength

Question 28

Quality of mood in different temperament

Answer 28

Positive
Neutral
Negative

Question 29

Distractibility means what in different temperaments

Answer 29

ease of diversion

Question 30

Attention span and persistence means what in temperament

Answer 30

length of activity interest

Question 31

How does the slow to grow child express pain?

Answer 31

Whimpering
Not say much about it
But sit quietly and watch

Question 32

How does the easy child express pain?

Answer 32

usually unexpressed ut if asked will tell you

Question 33

How does the difficult child express pain?

Answer 33

Crying
Violent tantrums