Deck 18: Self-Perception Issues

Question 1

The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is performing a well child
examination on a fussy toddler who has red hair. The child's parent tells the toddler to stop being fussy and says, "red hair gives him such a temper." Which common error that erodes self­esteem is this?
A. Dwelling on negatives
B. Expecting too much
C. Negating the child's feelings
D. Stereotyping and typecasting

Answer 1

Stereotyping and typecasting

Question 2

The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner sees a 10­year­old child whose
parent describes as a "class clown." The child denies having problems at school, but acknowledges poor grades by saying, "I'm not very smart, I guess." When counseling the parent about helping this child deal with this self­perception issue, the nurse practitioner will recommend which strategy?
A. Empower the child to make decisions and assume more responsibilities.
B. Help the child identify skills and activities that he is good at.
C. Spend time each evening helping the child with homework to improve grades.
D. Work with the teacher to set appropriate limits on school behavior.

Answer 2

Help the child identify skills and activities that he is good at.

Question 3

The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is evaluating a 16­year­old
adolescent male who is on the high school wrestling team and whose weight fluctuates as much as 7 or 8 pounds before matches. The child is eager to talk about the various trophies he has won. When he expresses confidence that he will get a wrestling scholarship for college, his father remarks that his grades will never be good enough for college, causing him to blame his teachers. The nurse practitioner may identify potential problems with
A. body image.
B. personal identity.
C. role performance.
D. self­esteem.

Answer 3

self­esteem.

Question 4

The parent of a 15­year­old male is concerned that he refuses to eat meals
with the family and consumes only protein drinks. The adolescent is on the track team at school and spends much of his time training and working out. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner notes that his weight and BMI have dropped from the 20th percentile to the 3rd percentile in the past year. This child most likely has a problem with
A. body image.
B. personal identity.
C. role performance.
D. self­esteem.

Question 5

The parent of a school­age child is concerned that the child is going to be
short like both parents and worries that he will have difficulty in school if he can't participate in a variety of sports. What will the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner do to counsel this parent?
A. Encourage the child to engage in regular physical activity.
B. Overlook his or her own feelings about this physical characteristic.
C. Point out the accomplishments of other short people.
D. Steer the child into other activities at school.

Question 6

A school­age child enjoys playing basketball but doesn't make the intramural
team. Which response by the child is characteristic of the concept of a growth mindset?
A. "I didn't play well on the day of the tryouts."
B. "I'll just have to find another sport I'm good at."
C. "I'll need to work more on my outside shot."
D. "I'm probably too short to be really good at this sport."

Question 7

A parent who encourages competitiveness in a child who excels at a single sport but not in others may also encourage a sense of
A. competence.
B. insecurity.
C. significance.
D. worthiness.