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H&W - Week 6 (Exam 3)What is the primary reason students entering health-related fields study
developmental theories?
Understanding developmental theory helps the nurse better predict, detect, and
prevent problems that may impact a client's health.
A nurse assesses an infant's height, weight, and head circumference. Which type of
development is the healthcare professional assessing?
Biophysical
psychosocial theories
Psychosocial development describes human development based on personality,
thinking, and behavior. These theories explain development as primarily unconscious
conflicts that are influenced by emotion.
ERIKSON
How our personality, thinking, and behavior develop.
Cognitive Theories
Cognitive development is how an individual learns to think and makes sense of the
world from childhood through adulthood.
PIAGET
How we learn to think and make sense of the world.
Cephalocaudal development
Growth is fastest at the top of the body, head and brain develop faster than arm and
leg coordination
proximodistal development
growth starts at the center, organ systems in the trunk of the body develop before the
arms and legs.
Moral Theories
Moral development refers to changes in an individual’s thoughts, emotions, and
behaviors that influence beliefs about what is right and wrong. Moral development
governs how we interact with others.
KOHLBERG
How our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors influence beliefs about right and wrong.
,What impact will be experienced by an individual who fails to achieve developmental
milestones?
Future developmental milestone achievement may be delayed.
Wellness across the lifespan...
Wellness across the life span is defined by the absence of illness and
developmental milestones reached during each stage of life. Each life stage is
defined by benchmarks against which development is measured.
Cephalocaudal vs proximodistal growth
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While assessing Thomas( 32 yr old), Jessie becomes concerned about how the
client's behaviors have influenced beliefs and decisions in the past. Which
developmental theory should Jessie use in her assessment?
Kohlberg's theory of moral development
When caring for clients...
When caring for clients, Jessie understands that it is important to develop a life span
perspective of human development to assist with health promotion and education.
Which theorist called theory components developmental tasks and incorporated two
opposing tasks for each age group?
Erikson
How does an understanding of various developmental theories promote healthy
interactions between individuals and health professionals?
1. The knowledge allows the provider to assess and understand the individual's
responses.
, 2. Knowing a person's developmental stage helps the provider select information that
is understandable to each client.
3. The professional who understands human development theory is better prepared
to assist a client experiencing a developmental crisis.
Which statement reflects Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development?
It explains behavior in mastering developmental tasks.
A school-aged child has difficulty at school and receives little positive feedback at
home. Failure at this stage of development will result in which crisis?
Inferiority
An infant's needs are consistently met by the caregiver. Successful accomplishment
during this stage of development will result in which side of the conflict?
trust
What are the 8 stages of Erikson?
Erikson's stages of psychosocial development in order are:
1. Trust vs. Mistrust(Birth to 1 yr) - HOPE
2. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt(1-3 yrs)
3. Initiative vs. Guilt(3-6 yr)
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