Psychosocial Development – 3 important facts to note

Posted: November 5th, 2021

 The mother of a 4 year old child calls the clinic nurse and expresses concern because the child

has been masturbating.

Using Erikson’s Psychosocial development theory the appropriate response by

the nurse is

(a) “This is a normal behavior at this age”

(b) “Children usually begins this behavior at the age of 8 years”

(c) “This is not a normal behavior”

(d) “This child is very young to begin this behavior, and should be consulted by the physician”