Developmental Theories
Infant & Toddler Milestones
Preschool & School-Age
Adolescent Care
Pain & Nursing Interventions
100

Which theorist focused on psychosocial development across the lifespan?

Who is Erikson?

100

Infant physical growth follows a head-to-toe pattern known as what?

What is cephalocaudal growth?

100

Preschoolers most commonly engage in what type of play?

What is associative play?

100

The final growth spurt occurs during which developmental stage?

What is adolescence?

100

FLACC is commonly used to assess pain in which population?

What are infants and young children?

200

Trust vs. mistrust is the primary developmental task of which age group?

What is infancy?

200

By how many weeks of life should an infant return to birth weight?

What is two weeks?

200

School-age children are best described by which Piaget stage?

What is concrete operational?

200

Adolescents are in which Piaget cognitive stage?

What is formal operational?

200

Which pain tool uses cartoon faces to represent pain intensity?

What is the Faces pain scale?

300

Which Piaget stage is associated with object permanence?

What is the sensorimotor stage?

300

Parallel play is a key psychosocial behavior of which age group?

What is the toddler?

300

Which safety teaching is most appropriate for preschoolers?

What is playground and bicycle helmet safety?

300

Which communication strategy is most effective with adolescents?

What is using open-ended questions?

300

Preschoolers may view pain as what?

What is a form of punishment?

400

Concrete operational thinking is expected in which age group?

What is the school-age child?

400

Walking unassisted is typically achieved by what age?

What is 15 months?

400

Permanent teeth typically begin to appear during which age group?

What is school-age?

400

Which health promotion topic is a priority for adolescents?

What is motor vehicle safety?

400

Which medication should NEVER be given to children under 19?

What is aspirin?

500

Identity vs. role confusion is the psychosocial stage of which age group?

What is adolescence?

500

Which reflex indicates neurologic function in infants: sucking, rooting, or both?

What is both sucking and rooting?

500

Which psychosocial behavior is expected in school-age children?

What is cooperative and competitive play?

500

Adolescents often prefer involvement in care decisions to promote what?

What is autonomy?

500

Which non-pharmacologic intervention is most effective for pediatric pain?

What is distraction through play?