A 4-Year-Old Girl Is Evaluated by a Pediatrician for a Possible

question 39

Multiple Choice

A 4-year-old girl is evaluated by a pediatrician for a possible ear infection. In her ear, the physician finds a large amount of discharge, also called:

• A) otorrhea.
• B) hordeolum.
• C) otalgia.
• D) vertigo.

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Definitions:

Empathy-Altruism

A theory suggesting that feeling empathy for another person creates a motivational state aimed at enhancing that person's welfare.

Communal Orientation

A frame of mind in which people don’t distinguish between what’s theirs and what is someone else’s.

Functional Approach

A perspective in various disciplines that emphasizes the purpose and role of something rather than its composition or appearance.

Kin Selection

An evolutionary strategy that favours the reproductive success of an organism's relatives, even at a cost to the organism's own survival and reproduction.