Lifespan Development Review Questions
Course Introduction
Lifespan Development explores the psychological, physical, and social changes that occur from conception through old age and death. This course examines key theories and research in human development, including cognitive, emotional, and social milestones at each stage of life. Students will investigate how genetics, culture, environment, and individual differences influence development across infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and aging. The course provides a foundation for understanding the dynamic processes that shape human growth and prepares students to apply developmental principles in academic, professional, and personal contexts.
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Growth and Development Across the Lifespan A Health Promotion Focus 2nd Edition by Leifer
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Chapter 1: Healthy People 2020
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Q1) The health-care worker teaches a group of new parents about the "back to sleep" program,which is directed toward the reduction of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)by:
A) positioning the baby on a small flat pillow.
B) placing the baby on its back in the crib.
C) gently rocking the baby before returning it to bed.
D) tucking infant snuggly in the crib with a light blanket.
Answer: B
Q2) Infant mortality rates are based on infant deaths that occur:
A) at birth, per 1000 deliveries.
B) before 1 year of age, per 1000 live births.
C) from infection and congenital disorders, per 1000 live births.
D) from unexplained causes, per 1000 live births.
Answer: B
Q3) The purpose of Healthy People 2020 is to:
A) examine world health needs.
B) evaluate accomplishments for years 2010-2020.
C) focus primarily on infant health and mortality.
D) examine funding issues for health care.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Government Influences on Health Care
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Q1) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 caused controversy because it mandated:
A) limited treatment for specified illnesses.
B) all recipients must have a picture identification card.
C) strict confidentiality of all medical records and medical communications.
D) health-care coverage for 32 million uninsured persons.
Answer: D
Q2) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)provides for:
A) health insurance for emergency treatment.
B) confidentiality of medical information.
C) payment for home health care.
D) medical care for single mothers and their children.
Answer: B
Q3) A student is preparing a report on the history of the Women,Infants,and Children (WIC)program would acquire the most useful information from:
A) Health, United States.
B) the Department of Health and Human Services.
C) the Federal Register.
D) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Cultural Considerations Across the Lifespan and in
Health and Illness
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Q1) The culturally competent health-care worker will inquire if the Native American patient would like to call his own folk healer,which is the:
A) spiritualist.
B) root doctor.
C) yerbo.
D) shaman.
Answer: D
Q2) Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)modalities include: (Select all that apply. )
A) acupuncture.
B) energy healing.
C) intravenous therapies.
D) physical therapy.
E) guided imagery.
Answer: A,B,E
Q3) Deep feelings a person has about what is morally right are __________.
Answer: values
Values are deep feelings a person holds about what is morally right or wrong,good or bad.
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Chapter 4: The Influence of Family on Developing a Lifestyle
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Q1) The health-care worker points out to the family of a hospitalized child evidence that the facility supports family-centered health care by such practices as:
A) presenting the family with the completed plan of care.
B) nursing staff performing all care of the child.
C) rigid times for meal service.
D) expanded or totally open visiting hours.
Q2) Selected video games with a flickering frequency on the screen can trigger:
A) seizures.
B) loss of visual acuity.
C) retinal damage.
D) eye strain.
Q3) The culturally competent health-care worker is aware that when caring for members of a culturally diverse population,care must focus on:
A) overcoming their own cultural barriers to avoid stereotyping.
B) the tendency to develop ethnocentricity.
C) unconsciously imposing one's own culture on others.
D) confusing the values and beliefs of one culture with another.
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Chapter 5: Theories of Development
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Q1) The theorist who proposed a psychosocial theory that human development occurs as a result of interactions among the environment,culture,and the individual was:
A) Erik Erikson.
B) Daniel Levinson.
C) Carl Jung.
D) Robert Keegan.
Q2) Behavior modification is basically designed to:
A) probe the unconscious motives of behavior.
B) alter current behavior patterns.
C) produce basic changes in personality.
D) relieve conflicts in behavior.
Q3) A school-age child who is helping his father wash the car is told by his father that he is leaving "streaks all over the windows." The child feels his father thinks he's stupid for not being able to wash windows correctly.This incorporation of "being stupid" into the child's self-concept illustrates an example of:
A) moral reasoning (Kohlberg).
B) information processing (Piaget).
C) looking-glass self (Cooley and Mead).
D) imitation of behavior (Bandura and Mischel).
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Chapter 6: Prenatal Influences on Healthy Development
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Q1) The ELSI program has been developed for the purpose of:
A) promoting fund raising for the study of gene therapy.
B) publishing up-to-date information on the progress of gene therapy.
C) evaluating the ethical, legal, and social implications of gene therapy.
D) educating the general public about the benefits of gene therapy.
Q2) A woman delivered a baby 1 hour ago.The nurse is ready to assist her with breastfeeding.The woman states she cannot breastfeed until her "good" milk comes in.She says she is afraid the "thin" milk will harm the baby.The nurse's best response is:
A) "You should begin breastfeeding now or your milk will never come in."
B) "I understand that you believe this colostrum is unhealthy for the baby. Let's talk about feeding alternatives until your milk comes in."
C) "If you don't provide your baby with the benefits of colostrum, he will have more childhood illnesses than normal."
D) "Your baby will not learn to suck correctly if you don't start breastfeeding now."
Q3) A _________ ________ can now be programmed to destroy a defective gene,allowing a pure gene to replace it.
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Chapter 7: The Infant
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Q1) The parents of a 3-month-old complain that they are exhausted because she still wakes up as often as every 1 to 2 hours during the night.When she awakens,they change her diaper,and her mother nurses her back to sleep.The best suggestion would be to:
A) put her in parents' bed to cuddle.
B) give the baby a pacifier while the child is in a semi-awake state.
C) let her cry herself back to sleep.
D) give her a bottle of formula instead of breastfeeding her so often at night.
Q2) Interactive physical activity between parents and their baby should be focused on:
A) exploring developmental movement and the environment.
B) ensuring that activity times do not interfere with sleep or nutrition.
C) exposure to outdoors.
D) interaction with other infants.
Q3) The parents of a 6-month-old infant say that they are worried about their baby's thumb-sucking.The reply that is most informative would be:
A) "A pacifier should be substituted for the thumb."
B) "Nonnutritive sucking may indicate unsatisfied hunger."
C) "Sucking should be interrupted by diverting the baby's attention."
D) "Nonnutritive sucking during infancy is normal."
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Chapter 8: Early Childhood
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Q1) Although a 14-month-old girl received a shock from an electrical outlet recently,her mother finds her about to place a paper clip in another outlet.The repeated behavior is due to:
A) cognitive development is delayed.
B) memory deficit.
C) inability to understand cause and effect.
D) desire for attention.
Q2) The toddler is vulnerable to ear infections because:
A) respirations are abdominal.
B) pulse and respiratory rates are slower than in infancy.
C) defense mechanisms are less efficient than during infancy.
D) there is a short, straight internal ear canal leading to the oropharynx.
Q3) The home health-care worker would assess the indication of sexual abuse in a preschool child if assessments were made of the child's: (Select all that apply. )
A) positioning dolls in sexual positions.
B) excessive sexual curiosity.
C) removing clothes to play nude.
D) playing "doctor."
E) drawing genitals on dolls.
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Chapter 9: Middle Childhood
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Q1) Anticipatory guidance for the family of an 11-year-old girl should include that they should expect their daughter to exhibit:
A) decreased modesty.
B) desire for privacy.
C) disinterest in boys.
D) selection of career choice.
Q2) A parent says,"I am worried about my 13-year-old son.He hasn't started puberty,and my daughter did when she was 11 years old." The health-care worker should explain to this parent that this is:
A) unusual and requires further evaluation.
B) unusual because the onset of puberty is usually the same in siblings.
C) normal because the onset of puberty is usually earlier in girls than in boys.
D) abnormal because the onset of puberty is usually earlier in boys than in girls.
Q3) The child experiencing middle childhood forms a positive self-esteem from:
A) praise from elders.
B) refinement of motor skills.
C) developing internal sources.
D) identifying moral reasoning.
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Chapter 10: Adolescence
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Q1) The peer group serves as: (Select all that apply. )
A) a major step in separation from family dependence.
B) a practice area for forming relationships.
C) a source of social interaction.
D) the only source for role modeling.
E) a status symbol of membership.
Q2) A group of parents are concerned about their adolescent children and dating.The health-care worker points out that:
A) early adolescence is not the proper time for dating or mixed-sex group activities.
B) dating can have a positive impact on developing problem-solving and social skills.
C) adolescents should be allowed to make their own decisions about when to start dating.
D) parents should set strict guidelines for dating and expect the adolescent to conform to the rules.
Q3) The birth control option that requires a subdermal insertion and lasts up to 3 years is___________.
Q4) The term__________ refers to the functional ability to reproduce.
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Chapter 11: Young Adulthood
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Q1) The college health-care worker planning a health promotion class plans to support the goals of Health People 2020 and focus on:
A) nutrition, family planning, and physical fitness.
B) vaccine-preventable disease and osteoporosis prevention.
C) periodontal disease and chronic lung disease.
D) breastfeeding and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) prevention.
Q2) A health-care worker preparing a class on nutrition for a group of young adults explains that MyPlate is a nutritional guide that:
A) spells out food exchanges.
B) recommends that 30% of a plate be fruits and vegetables.
C) directs nutritional intake to be 50% protein.
D) helps limit portion size.
Q3) Most young adults have ceased to grow when the __________ of the long bones fuse.
Q4) The health-care worker cautions the 30-year-old woman that at her age there is an increased risk for injuries due to muscle mass being replaced by_________.
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Chapter 12: Middle Adulthood
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Q1) The health-care worker clarifies that the concept of generativity means that the middle adult:
A) provides care for elderly parents.
B) has generated the next generation.
C) contributes positively to family and community.
D) expresses total concern for his well-being.
Q2) The term climacteric refers to a time in life in which:
A) women have erratic menstrual cycles.
B) men have a decrease in libido.
C) women have completed menopause.
D) men become permanently impotent.
Q3) The health-care worker reminds the 55-year-old executive that,although he is busy,he should find time to engage in the recommended _____ hours of moderate exercise a week.
Q4) Health maintenance during middle adulthood should be directed toward:
A) preventing illnesses due to lifestyle and physiological changes.
B) stopping the physiological aging process.
C) preparing for inevitable physical decline.
D) maintaining strength and endurance at the young adult level.
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Chapter 13: Late Adulthood
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Q1) To help the older adult maintain independence,Healthy People 2020 advocates the promotion of services that provide:
A) prescription drug delivery.
B) food banks for the older adult.
C) transportation.
D) day care for persons suffering from dementia.
Q2) When designing a plan of care for the older adult,the health-care worker should consider the older adult's: (Select all that apply. )
A) income.
B) previous employment.
C) educational level.
D) date of retirement.
E) living arrangements.
Q3) When a 65-year-old woman comes to the health clinic with postmenopausal symptoms,the health-care worker will encourage a high dietary intake of:
A) potassium.
B) sodium.
C) calcium.
D) vitamin C.
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Chapter 14: Advanced Old-Age and Geriatrics
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Q1) The theory of aging that attributes the age-related cellular changes to an unpaired ion is the theory of:
A) wear and tear.
B) free radical.
C) immune.
D) apoptosis.
Q2) According to the _______ theory,a recently retired person who finds satisfaction in hobbies,travel,or volunteering is adjusting to life after retirement.
Q3) An appropriate nursing action helpful to older adults with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is to:
A) avoid discussing future lifestyle changes.
B) assure the elder that the condition is stable.
C) encourage confidence in the elder as a competent manager of the disease.
D) assign the responsibility for insulin injections and blood testing to a home health-care worker.
Q4) According to Sanderson (2008),gerontologists list old age as when the prospects of living another ____ years is not realistic.
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Chapter 15: Planning for the End of Life
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Q1) The best description of therapeutic communication related to terminally ill patients and their families would be that it is a(n):
A) goal-directed interaction that brings about the patient's insight.
B) purposeful interaction that is highly structured.
C) interaction guided by the needs of the patient and the health-care worker.
D) interaction that involves accepting the patient's emotional responses.
Q2) The _________________ ___________________ Act of 1990 is a federal law stating that acute care or long-term care facilities must provide written information to patients concerning their rights to accept or refuse treatment and make advance directives.
Q3) When a terminally ill patient says,"I feel that death is just around the corner," the most appropriate response would be:
A) "Don't talk like that. You sound as if you are giving up hope."
B) "We are all going to die. No one knows when."
C) "Is this feeling something you would like to talk about?"
D) "Let's not talk about dying. Let's talk about living. "
Q4) The health-care worker recommends the services of _____________,a community health-care organization specializing in the care of dying patients and their families.
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Chapter 16: Bereavement
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Q1) Several health-care workers have requested to attend the funeral of a patient for whom they felt especially close.The supervisor recognizes that attending the funeral is:
A) appropriate, because families always expect this expression of concern.
B) appropriate, because it can assist in the resolution of personal grief.
C) inappropriate, because it is unprofessional.
D) inappropriate, because it increases the potential for burnout.
Q2) After the death of an 80-year-old Jewish man,the health-care worker is aware that while the family is waiting for the funeral home to come for the body,the deceased is:
A) covered by a ceremonial cloth.
B) prepared for burial on the next Saturday.
C) blessed by placing a basil leaf on his tongue.
D) never left alone.
Q3) _________________ is the outward expression of grief.
Q4) The most therapeutic communication to use with a bereaved family should reflect:
A) reassurance of reduction of grief.
B) acknowledgment of the loss.
C) interpretation of depth of grief.
D) cheerfulness.
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