The theorist who believes in stages of cognitive development is
- A. Sigmund Freud
- B. Jean Piaget
- C. Abraham Maslow
- D. Erik Erikson
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Piaget outlined four stages of cognitive development.
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Some more tenets of SLFT -- find the one which doesn't belong....
- A. To change someone else's behaviour change the way you respond
- B. The family is the expert, each family is unique
- C. Repeated trying and testing is necessary for new learning
- D. Biopsychosocial change provides the fastest learning
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Family as expert aligns more with narrative therapy, not SLFT's behavioral focus.
The parents of a 15-year-old seek to have this teen declared a delinquent because of excessive drinking, habitually running away, and prostitution. The nurse interviewing the patient should recognize these behaviors often occur in adolescents who:
- A. have been abused.
- B. are attention seeking.
- C. have eating disorders.
- D. are developmentally delayed.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Self-mutilation, alcohol and drug abuse, bulimia, and unstable and unsatisfactory relationships are frequently seen in teens who are abused. These behaviors are not as closely aligned with any of the other options.
The child's ability to solve problem hypothetically develops during
- A. Sensorimotor
- B. Preoperational
- C. Concrete operational
- D. Formal operational
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hypothetical problem-solving emerges in the formal operational stage (Piaget).
A person with more than one of the four handicaps like physical, hearing, visual and mental, is classified under handicap:
- A. Multiple
- B. Manifold
- C. Several
- D. Compound
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Multiple handicaps refer to having two or more disability types.
A hedonic orientation concerned with positive affective experiences:
- A. The engaged life
- B. The meaningful life
- C. The pleasant life
- D. None
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The pleasant life (Seligman) focuses on hedonic, positive affective experiences.