NS372 Questions From Chapter 7

According to Freud, the id is completely conscious/unconscious.

Unconscious

Begins to think and reason logically about objects in the environment is ______. a) Concrete operational b) Free thinking c) Unbridled authority

a) Concrete operational

Id, ego, super-ego is the thoughts of _____. a) Freud b) Erikson c) Kohlberg

a) Freud

Ability to make a mental representation for something not present using language is called ____. a) Preoperational b) Assimilation c) Concrete thoughts

a) Preoperational

Generativity versus stagnation is _____ thinking. a) middle adult b) sensorimotor c) young adult

a) middle adult

Thoughts are demonstrated by physical manipulation of objects/stimuli are _____. a) sensorimotor b) operational c) preoperational

a) sensorimotor

A ninety year old patient starts crying and states, "My life was worthless and wasted." How should the nurse respond? a) "According to Erikson, you are showing despair, it's normal" b) "You are feeling like your life was worthless?" c) "Quit worrying about things you can't control, it's too late to cry over spilled milk!"

b) "You are feeling like your life was worthless?"

Which of the following best describes Sigmund Freud's view of human behavior... a) An individual is constantly evolving throughout the lifespan. b) A person is not generally aware of the underlying reason for behavior. c) The ego serves as the moral component of an individuals personality.

b) A person is not generally aware of the underlying reason for behavior.

Creation of a new schema or the modification of an old one is known as _____. a) Assimilation b) Accommodation c) Operational

b) Accommodation

Adaptive process whereby information is incorporated into an already existing schema is called _____. a) Preoperational b) Assimilation c) Concrete thoughts

b) Assimilation

Developmental tasks correspond to biophysical maturity and societal expectations is _____ theory. a) Piaget b) Erikson c) Kohlberg

b) Erikson

Kohlberg based his theory of moral development on the premise that.... a) moral development is parallel to cognitive development b) moral development is determined, in part, by decisions that challenge the person. c) moral development doesn't extend beyond adolescence.

b) moral development is determined, in part, by decisions that challenge the person.

Freud postulated that.... a) homosexuality develops during the anal stage. b) puberty allows sexual impulses to reappear c) the id controls the adolescent years

b) puberty allows sexual impulses to reappear

The person who is really great at math has most likely attained which of Paget's stages of cognitive development... a) Concrete operational b) Coordination with tertiary circular reactions c) Formal operational

c) Formal operational

A 39-year old female patient seems happily married and works part-time with two children. What stage of psychosocial development is she in? a) Isolation b) Stagnation c) Generativity

c) Generativity

Viewed justice (fairness) as the goal of moral judgment is _____ theory. a) Piaget b) Erikson c) Kohlberg

c) Kohlberg

Growth and development of intellectual structures is ______ theory. a) Freud's b) Erikson's c) Piaget's

c) Piaget's

A client who chews their fingernails to the point of bleeding, but gets irate when questioned about it. How would Freud interpret this? a) The patient has latent sexual phallic impulses b) The patient is showing sexual frustrations about the sexuality desires for his mother. c) The id is controlling the client's behavior.

c) The id is controlling the client's behavior.