3. A 35-year-old patient, diagnosed with schizophrenia, refuses
to eat. The patient tells the nurse: “I am being poisoned.”
According to Erikson’s theory, in what developmental stage would
you place the patient?
a. Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
b. Intimacy vs. isolation
c. Generativity vs. self-absorption
d. Trust vs. mistrust
4. The nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with an autism
spectrum disorder. According to Mahler’s theory of object
relations, which describes the client’s unmet developmental
need?
a. The need...