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NUR 336 Chapter 4 - Growth and Development4 Common Defense Mechanisms of Children Correct Answers
1) Regression
2) Repression
3) Rationalization
4) Fantasy
Adolescence (12-18 years) Activities and Communication
Correct Answers Activities:
- Sports—ball games, gymnastics, water and snow
skiing/boarding, swimming, school sports
- School activities—drama, yearbook, class office, club
participation
- Quiet activities—reading, schoolwork, television, computer,
video games, music
Communication:
- *** Increasing communication and time with peer group—
movies, dances, driving, eating out, attending sports events ***
- *** Applying abstract thought and analysis in conversations at
home and school ***
Adolescence (12-18 years) Assessment Correct Answers Plan
assessments based on:
- Child undergoing identity formation
- Sexual maturity nearing completion
- Formal operational thought processes becoming possible
- Importance of peer relationships and seriousness of romantic
or emotional relationships
,= Knowledge that privacy, confidentiality, and honesty are
means to gain trust in adolescent patients
Adolescence (12-18 years) Growth and Development Correct
Answers Physical Growth:
- Variation in age of growth spurt
- During growth spurt, girls gain 7-25 k g and grow 2.5-20 cm;
boys gain approximately 7-29.5 k g and grow 11-30 cm (4.5" -
12")
Fine Motor Ability:
- Skills are well developed
Gross Motor Ability:
- New sports activities attempted and muscle development
continues
- *** Some lack of coordination common during growth spurt
***
Sensory Ability:
- Fully developed
Cephalocaudal Correct Answers Growth that occurs from head
downward through body and toward the feet
(i.e. infants learn head control before learning to sit)
Child's Behavior - Easily Stimulated
What is parents' adaptation? Correct Answers Have quiet room
for sleeping for an infant. Have quiet room for homework for a
school-age child.
, Child's Behavior - Extremely Active
What is parents' adaptation? Correct Answers Plan periods of
active play several times a day. Have restful periods before
bedtime to foster sleep.
Child's Behavior - Short Attention Span
What is parents' adaptation? Correct Answers Provide projects
that can be completed in a short period. Gradually encourage
longer periods at activities.
Child's Behavior - Shy
What is parents' adaptation? Correct Answers Allow time to
adapt at own pace to new people and situations.
Crucial components in planning of pediatric health care Correct
Answers 1) Qualitative and quantitative changes in body organ
functioning
2) Ability to communicate
3) Performance of motor skills that develop over time
Development Correct Answers qualitative increase in
capability or function
Difficult Temperament Correct Answers 10% of population
- Displays irregular schedules for eating, sleeping, and
elimination
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