Sandy, a child of 18 months, has developed the ability to un…
Sandy, a child of 18 months, has developed the ability to understand that if an object is gone from her sight, it is not really gone. Sandy understands that objects take up space and that all actions have consequences, causality. Sandy also understands the idea of time sequences, or one thing follows another. Piaget would indicate that Sandy is in which stage of Sensory Motor Development?
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Carl was born with a very small head, small wide-set eyes, and a small lower. He has digestive tract problems and poor feeding behaviors. He has clenched fists with overlapping fingers, so that he does not suck his thumb. Carl had a heart defect and was also plagued with periodic seizures. Although Carl survived birth, he was unable to survive to his first birth day. Carl likely suffered from the developmental condition what?
Read DetailsCaroline, 3 years, is a child with a developmental disorder….
Caroline, 3 years, is a child with a developmental disorder. She is developmentally delayed in motor skills, having difficulty in walking, standing and sitting. She has a limited expressive vocabulary and has significant speech problems. Caroline is easily distracted, has a short attention span, and engages in self-stimulating and compulsive behaviors. The child’s face shows significant stigmata with hypertelorism, ptosis, epicanthal folds, a broad nasal bridge, V shaped mouth, and small low-set ears rotated backward. Dr. Edwards, the geneticist, states, “Caroline has ______________ syndrome, a condition that is caused by a loss of genetic material from chromosome 11. This is a replication error that occurs during cell division, rather than an inherited condition.” This condition is called what?
Read DetailsRob is obsessively clean and orderly. He complains bitterly…
Rob is obsessively clean and orderly. He complains bitterly about his roommates who are sloppy and disorganized. He stopped dating, Nancy, because she had a cat and cat hair was on her furniture. He is also very tight with his money. His girl-friends complain that he is stingy. He is precise about his dress and grooming. His mother states, “I love my son, but he is so obstinate. He is also extremely pedantic and finicky. My present husband tells me that he objects most to Rob’s passive-aggressive behaviors. Freudians would say that Rob has what?
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