A Married,26-Year-Old Client Works as a Schoolteacher

question 5

Multiple Choice

A married,26-year-old client works as a schoolteacher.She and her husband have just had their first child.A nurse should recognize that this client is successfully accomplishing which stage of Erikson's developmental theory?

• A)Industry versus inferiority
• B)Identity versus role confusion
• C)Intimacy versus isolation
• D)Generativity versus stagnation

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Definitions:

Infant Memory

The capacity for infants to encode, store, and retrieve information, which begins to develop shortly after birth.

Memory Item

A specific piece of information or knowledge that has been retained by the brain and can be recalled or remembered.

Enhanced Encoding

The process of improving the way information is absorbed and stored in the memory through the use of techniques or stimuli that strengthen memory traces.

Memory Pruning

Memory pruning involves the process by which the brain removes or weakens certain neural connections that are not often used, thereby optimizing cognitive functioning by removing unnecessary information.