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Five-year-old Neville listened to his teacher tell the story of Jonah and the whale in Sunday school, and interprets it as being absolutely true and a fact. Neville is in what stage of Fowler’s Faith Development?  

Joseph, a 22 year-old man, is struggling with his relationship with his girlfriend, Maria. She wants to get married, but his family does not approve, nor does Maria’s family. Joseph has worked several jobs since finishing his bachelor’s degree. Presently, he is on unemployment, since being “laid off” from his job as a carpenter. Although he loves Maria, he is not sure he is ready to commit to marriage right now. Last night Maria informed Joseph that she was pregnant & he became very upset. He illustrates which stage of Erickson’s model?    

Eva, a two year old, has snatched away a toy from her younger brother, Don, aged one. Don begins to cry and whine. Eva stomps out of the room and tells her mother, NO, when told to return the toy to her brother. This selfish and spiteful behavior is innate and needs to be controlled according to which theorist?  

During the Second World War, Mr. Levy and his family are Jewish refugees from Germany. They escaped Hitler’s SS, but are being hunted by local officials. Mr. Levy pleads with Mr. Smyth to hide him and his family above his jewelry store. Mr. Smyth lies to the police and to other officials in an attempt to hide Mr. Levy and his family. You are on a jury that tries Mr. Smyth for his crime, hiding traitors to the government. If you find him guilty Mr. Smyth will be executed for his behavior. At Level III, Stage 5 what is the most likely answer you would give?  

Poppy, a 12-year-old girl, has just helped her mother finish cleaning the kitchen, because she believes this is an appropriate role for a girl. She often helps others because she needs their approval. Yesterday, she helped her teacher Ms. Johnson copy handouts for the class, because she wants her teacher to like her. She even does things for her classmates, like sharing her dessert at lunch, because she is afraid they will reject her if she doesn’t share. Poppy is in which stage of Kolberg’s stages of moral development?

The diagnosis of Gender Dysphoria Disorder was outlined in the DSM 5. The diagnosis is characterized by which of the following?

Timothy, a boy of 11 years, is of short stature and extremely overweight. The boy had difficulty at birth. He was floppy and had poor muscle tone. He was underweight and trouble with the sucking reflex. At 11, Timothy has poor motor skills, underdeveloped sexual organs, and is substantially overweight. Timothy has cognitive problems, learning disabilities, and mild intellectual disability. He is irritable, easily distracted and extremely difficult to control when thwarted. In addition, he complains of having overwhelming feelings of hunger, regardless of the amount of food he has consumed. His mother states, “Timothy is going to eat himself to death. We have a lock of the refrigerator. He is so agitated when I limit his eating. He will eat things that are not really appealing if we let him, uncooked flour and raw bacon. What is wrong with my son?” Timothy has what condition?

James is a handsome child who was in an abusive home for the first eleven years of his life. He is easy going, rarely acts out, and has a positive outlook on things. He is an excellent runner and loves baseball. His academic performance is above average and excels in science and math. He played basketball at the local YMCA for Coach Johnson who discovered that the child was being abused in the home. The relationship between the coach and James has been a mentorship that has helped James face the change in his status to foster care with courage and good nature. James demonstrates characteristics of a(n) ________ child?

Nathan, five years old, has grown very curious about all the things around him. He asks his mom, “Why is the sky blue? Why is the grass green? Why does granddaddy have hair on his face?” Nathan is also using his newly emerged reasoning skills. He reasoning skills prompt him to try to understand why things are the way they are. Nathan is in which Piaget stage?

Which of the following statements are true statements about neonates and very young babies?