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CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT

1.      What stage of Pieget’s Cognitive Development does a person belong to when he can understand specific logical ideas and apply them to concrete problems?

Ø  Concrete operational thought

2.      What is the best of explanation of Piaget’s concrete operational thought to describe the school-age child’s mental ability?

Ø  Can understand the certain characteristics of an object remain the same when other characteristics are changed

3.      Elisa who is between 9 and 11 years of age are most likely to demonstrate moral reasoning at which Kohlberg’s stage?

Ø  Conventional                

4.      According to Kohlberg, a dutiful citizen who obeys the laws set down by society is at which level of moral reasoning?

Ø  Conventional

5.      Joy, who is low-achieving, shy and withdrawn, is rejected by most of her peers. Her teacher wants to help Joy increase her self-esteem and social acceptance. What can joy’s teacher suggest to her parents?

Ø  Help their daughter improve her skills in relating to peers

6.      What is the most accurate definition of the puberty stage?

Ø  Rapid physical growth and sexual maturation that ends childhood

7.      Fifteen year old Marie is preoccupied with her “disgusting appearance” and seems depressed most of the time. What is the best thing her parents can do to help her get through this difficult time?

Ø  Offer practical advice, such as clothing suggestions, to improve her body image

8.      What can be the best comparison of the behavior of a 17-year-old girl to that of her 13-year-old brother?

Ø  She is more capable of reasoning hypothetically

9.      According to Erikson, what is the primary task of adolescent?

Ø  To search for his identity      

10.  What is the main source of emotional support for most young people who are establishing independence from their parents?

Ø  Peer groups