Human Development pt. 1

Test 1 Question 2. Which one of the following is not true regarding bonding and attachment?

Test 1 Question 7. Who developed the theory of “good enough mothering”?

Test 1 Question 14. Which one of the following is not a developmental task of middle adulthood?

Test 1 Question 31. Which one of the following is not correct regarding the onset of puberty?

Test 1 Question 83. Piaget’s stage of concrete operations includes which one of the following?

Test 1 Question 84. A 10-year-old child engages in sex play. This should be viewed as:

Test 1 Question 86. What would you expect from 18-month-old children with secure attachments after their parents leave them alone with you in a room?

Test 1 Question 88. You are introduced to a child with a physical deformity. When would you predict that the deformity would have the greatest psychological impact on the child?

Test 2 Question 1. Which one of the following is false?

Test 2 Question 31. A child is able to use some symbols and language. Her reasoning is intuitive. She is unable to think logically or deductively. Which of Piaget’s stages does this child fit into?

Test 2 Question 89. Konrad Lorenz, during his work with animals, demonstrated which one of the following concepts, which may be used to understand early human psychological development?

Test 2 Question 93. A child is playing in his home, and at the same time that his dog barks the doorbell also rings. The child believes that the doorbell rang because the dog barked. This child would fit best into which of Piaget’s stages?

Test 2 Question 119. A child is brought to your office for depression. During the course of your interview you see that the patient can think abstractly, reason deductively, and define abstract concepts. This child would fit into which of Piaget’s developmental stages?

Test 3 Question 1. During which one of Piaget’s stages of development will a child be able to understand that a tall glass and a short wide glass can contain the same volume of water despite their different shapes?

Test 3 Question 21. A small child is in the park with her mother. As the two interact, the child goes off to play for a brief time, then returns to her mother, then goes off to play, then returns to her mother. The child continues this pattern, regularly checking to see that her mother is still there. She would best fit into which one of Mahler’s stages of separation–individuation?

Test 3 Question 37. Mahler’s stage that is characterized by a baby considering itself a fused entity with its mother, but developing increased ability to differentiate between the inner and the outer world, is called:

Test 3 Question 51. A child is in the doctor’s office for an evaluation. His mother is waiting outside in the waiting area. The child is aware that his mother still exists even though she is not present in the room. For this to be true, the child must have reached which one of Mahler’s stages of separation–individuation?

Test 3 Question 67. Following a long day in the hospital, you visit your best friend from college who has recently had a baby. The child has been spending more of her time asleep than awake and is not particularly aware of the environment. If your friend were to ask you which of Mahler’s stages of separation–individuation the child fits into, you would confidently answer:

Test 3 Question 138. Bowlby’s stages of childhood attachment disorder, after a lengthy departure of the child’s mother, do not include which one of the following?