A Person Is in a Coma

question 44

Multiple Choice

A person is in a coma.This means that the person:

• A) Is confused and disoriented
• B) Has lost,absent,or impaired physical or mental function
• C) Cannot hear
• D) Cannot respond to others

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Definitions:

Stranger Anxiety

The fear and apprehension that infants start showing towards strangers, typically evident around 8 to 12 months of age.

Mirror Neuron Activity

Neural activity involving mirror neurons, which fire both when an individual acts and when the individual observes the same action performed by another, playing a role in learning, empathy, and understanding others' actions.

Autism

A developmental disorder characterized by challenges with social interaction, communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior.

Infantile Amnesia

The inability of adults to retrieve episodic memories (memories of situations or events) from before the age of two to four years.