Chapter 7 Health Assessment in Nursing 5th Edition

Chapter 7  Health Assessment in Nursing 5th Edition

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

1. The nurse is assessing a client’s psychosocial development in light of Freud’s theory.
The nurse would interpret the client’s status as the outcome of conflict between what
variables?
A) Cultural norms and personality traits
B) Biological desires and social expectations
C) Sexual desires and relational desires
D) Sociocultural norms and health needs

2. A client admits to the nurse that she feels guilty for not providing more direct care for
her ill mother. According to Freud, the moral component of this client’s feelings results
from which of the following?
A) Defense mechanisms
B) The superego
C) The id
D) The ego

3. A school nurse who provides care in a middle school works exclusively with
adolescents. According to Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, what task will
underlie much of the students’ behavior?
A) Exerting influence over others
B) Evaluating the merits of their parents’ beliefs
C) Appraising religious dogma
D) Establishing a personal identity

4. An infant was removed from her home by social services because of the dangerous and
neglectful conditions that existed. According to Erikson, failure of the infant to resolve
the central crisis of infancy may lead to what personality characteristics later in life?
A) Suspicion and fear
B) Aggression and antagonism
C) Dependency and relational entanglement
D) Depression and introversion

5. The nurse is applying Piaget’s theory of development to a client’s health history. This
approach to analysis will prioritize what activity on the part of the client?
A) Learning
B) Imitating
C) Indulging
D) Desiring

Answer Key

1. B
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. A