A Newly Divorced Mother of a Toddler Reports That the Child

question 13

Multiple Choice

A newly divorced mother of a toddler reports that the child began having difficulty sleeping and nightmares along with exhibiting angry outbursts and tantrums 2 months prior. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner learns that the child refuses to play with usual playmates and often spends time sitting quietly. What will the nurse practitioner do initially?

• A) Ask the mother about the child's relationship with the father.
• B) Consult with a child psychiatrist to prescribe medications.
• C) Recommend cognitive behavioral or psychodynamic therapy.
• D) Refer the family to a child behavioral specialist for counseling.

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Definitions:

Asch's Study

Asch's study refers to a series of psychological experiments conducted by Solomon Asch in the 1950s, demonstrating the power of conformity in groups.

Group Pressure

The influence exerted by a group on individual members to align their thoughts, feelings, or behaviors with group norms or expectations.

Conformity

The act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms, politics or being influenced by peer pressure.

Milgram's Studies

A series of social psychology experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram, which measured the willingness of study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience.