Old people have low tolerance to blaring music because
- A. The vibrations are too fast to hear properly
- B. One in four
- C. They need more sleep, and loud music interferes
- D. All of these
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Age-related hearing changes and sleep needs reduce tolerance for loud music.
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The eight stages of development with each one having contradictory developmental tasks was identified by
- A. Erik Erikson
- B. Sigmund Freud
- C. Jean Piaget
- D. Abraham Maslow
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Erik Erikson developed eight stages of development of the life span that related developmental tasks to a person's approximate age. Each stage has an expected task and a contradictory one if not achieved (e.g., identity vs role confusion).
People with high self-esteem are likely to engage in all of the following behaviors except
- A. Express a general positive attitude of life
- B. Volunteer work on difficult tasks
- C. Likely to get involved with social activities at work place
- D. Frequently express doubt about their abilities to perform on difficult tasks
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: High self-esteem correlates with confidence, not doubt.
The greatest health benefits occur when sedentary individuals incorporate which of the following levels of exercise as part of their lifestyle?
- A. All levels of exercise offer similar benefit, as long as they are carried out daily
- B. Low-intensity exercise
- C. Moderate-intensity exercise
- D. High-intensity exercise
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Moderate-intensity exercise offers significant benefits with manageable effort for sedentary individuals.
Shortly after a mans wife dies, the man approaches the nurse who cared for his wife during her final hours of life and says angrily, If you had given your undivided attention, she would still be alive. Which analysis applies?
- A. The comment summarizes the nurses inadequacies.
- B. Anger is a phenomenon experienced during grieving.
- C. The patient had ambivalent feelings about his spouse.
- D. In some cultures, grief is expressed solely through anger.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Anger may protect the bereaved from facing the devastating reality of the loss. Anger expressed during mourning is not directed toward the nurse, personally, although accusations and blame may make him or her feel as though it is.
The child's ability to understand probability develops during
- A. Sensorimotor
- B. Preoperational
- C. Concrete operational
- D. Formal operational
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Probability understanding requires abstract reasoning, developing in the formal operational stage (Piaget).