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Animism |
Period of cognitive development in which the child attributes life to inanimate objects |
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Artificialism |
Period of cognitive development in which the child believes the world and everything in it are created y human beings |
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Centering |
The tendency to concentrate on a single outstanding characteristic of an object while excluding its other features |
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Domestic Mimicry |
Imitation of activities parents perform, such as doing the dishes |
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Egocentrisim |
A kind of thinking in which a child difficulty seeing anyone else's point of view; this centering is normal in young children |
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Modeling |
A behavior modification technique in which the patient is taught to imitate the desired behavior of another |
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Play Therapy |
A technique used in children in psychotherapy in which play is used to reveal unconscious information |
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Preoperational Stage |
Preconceptual Stage 2-4yrs Intuitative Thought Stage 4-7yrs Children base their reasoning on what they see and hear Can not think in terms of operations |
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Preschool Period is marked by a slowing of the growth process and more well-developed muscle control
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Preoperational thinking predominates, and prschoolers base their reasoning on what they see and hear. They also believe they have magical powers and can only understand their own viewpoint |
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Preschoolers' sense of initiavtive empowers them to try new activites and experiences. They sill need to be supervised to prevent injury |
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Encouraging positive behavior helps eliminate the undesirable effects of punishment. When necessary, time out is an effective mthod of discipline |
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Common problems off preschoolers (bad language, jealousy, thumb sucking, masturbation, and enuresis) can easily be dealt with through gentle explanation or correction of behavior and reassurance |
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The attainment of milestones for speech and language needs to be evaluated with the preschooler |
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The older preschooler becomes almost completely independent in dealing with daily care |
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Preschools should be evaluated through parental visits and evaluation of the facility |
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Play of preschoolers often involve the beginning of cooperative play and imaginative play |
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A nursing student assesses the vital signs of a hospitalized 4-year old as follows: Pulse rate of 100, rr of 20 per min, and bp of 94/56. These values:
1. Indicate tachycardia 2. Indicate tachypnea 3. Indicate hypotension 4. Are within normal range |
Answer: 4. Are within normal limits |
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According to Piaget, the 3 year old preschool child is in the:
1. Preconceptual stage 2. Intuitive thought stage 3. Stage of industry 4. Oral stage |
Answer: 1. Preconceptual stage |
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A preschool child is pretending that the bed is a boat and the rug is the sea. This is an example of:
1. Egocentrism 2. Artificialism 3. Animism 4. Symbolic functioning |
Answer: 3. Animism |
