Generally, a Patient Under Age 18 Can Be Considered an Emancipated

question 15

Multiple Choice

Generally, a patient under age 18 can be considered an emancipated minor in all of the following situations EXCEPT when the patient is a:

• A) 16-year-old female who is the parent of a 1-year-old child.
• B) 16-year-old living in foster care.
• C) 17-year-old who is in the military.
• D) 16-year-old female who is pregnant.

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Definitions:

Conservation

The knowledge that quantity is unrelated to the arrangement and physical appearance of objects.

Centration

A cognitive limitation in early childhood, where focus is placed on one salient aspect of a situation, neglecting other relevant aspects.

Assimilation

The process by which individuals incorporate new information into existing schemas or frameworks of understanding.

Concrete Operational Stage

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where children aged about 7 to 12 years can think logically about concrete events.