Considerations That Have the Potential of Influencing a Dental Patient's

question 34

Multiple Choice

Considerations that have the potential of influencing a dental patient's pain reaction threshold include which of the following?

• A) Age
• B) Culture
• C) Fatigue
• D) All options listed

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Definitions:

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched, a concept developed in infancy.

Carnival Game

A game of skill or chance commonly found at carnivals, fairs, and amusement parks, often requiring players to complete a challenge for prizes.

Conservation

A cognitive ability, described by Piaget, where a child realizes that properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects.

Egocentrism

The inability to differentiate between self and other, often seen in early child development stages.