Child and Adolescent Development and Facilitating Learning Mastery Test with Rationalization 7

Which of the following is NOT an example of a defense mechanism?

If an infant is denied oral satisfaction, he/she may experience later oral symptoms such as overeating, smoking, or dependency on others. The term that best describes this is ___________.

As an adult, Cindy is uptight and extremely rigid, often unwilling to make even small adjustments in her schedule. Cassandra is described in Freudian term as _____________.

Fredo often experiences intense feelings of anger and frustration. In order to cope with these feeling, he enrolls in a kickboxing class as an outlet for his emotions. Jess’s actions are an example of which type of defense mechanism?

Mr. Sanchez, in planning his lessons, wants to base much of his instructional approach on Lev Vygotsky’s theory of “zone of proximal development” In accordance with this theory, which of the following strategies would best support learning for Lea, a 13-year old girl?

Elizabeth and Reynan have one child and want to adopt a second. Since their first child’s infancy had been extremely difficult on Elizabeth, she was excited at the possibility of adopting an older child, perhaps a well-behaved, toilet-trained 3 year-old and skipping the infancy period entirely. Reynan, on the other hand, had serious misgivings, not knowing the impact of quality care giving and relationships in the child’s early life. If this will be the case, what Erikson’s stage could lead to irreparable damage in later development of the adopted child?

Eight-year old Jestoni has a difficult time making friends at school. He has trouble compelling his schoolwork accurately and on time, and as a result, receives little positive feedback from his teacher and parents. According to Erikson’s theory, failure at this stage of development results in ___________?

A young child might be heard saying. “The sun is smiling at me.” The child’s belief that the sun has “human” qualities and is capable of action is referred to as: 

Twelve-year-old Kevin lives in a country with very low governmental standards for public education. As a result, he is barely literate. The public policies that impact Kevin’s education are part of the _____________.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory?