The Concerned Parent of a 9-Year-Old Confides in the Health-Care

question 8

Multiple Choice

The concerned parent of a 9-year-old confides in the health-care worker that her child will only wear the athletic jersey with the number of his favorite professional quarterback and insists on being called by the quarterback's name rather than his own.The health-care worker bases her response on Erikson's theory that 9-year-olds:

• A) should have given up such fantasy play.
• B) enjoy such dress-up play.
• C) fashion their behavior after role models.
• D) need to find their own identity.

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Definitions:

Training

The process of enhancing the skills, knowledge, and competencies of employees to perform specific jobs.

Equity Theory

An individual’s perception of fair and equitable treatment.

Expectancy Theory

The process people use to evaluate the likelihood that their efforts will yield the results they want, along with the degree to which they want those results.

Fair Treatment

The practice of treating all individuals equally, without bias or discrimination, in various contexts.