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

question 91

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 earwax. What is another term for earwax?

• A) Cerumen
• B) Hordeolum
• C) Tinnitus
• D) Vertigo

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Definitions:

Mental Model

A framework or mindset that individuals use to understand and interpret the world around them.

Strange Situation

A laboratory procedure designed to assess children’s attachment on the basis of their use of their mother as a secure base for exploration, their reactions to being left alone with a stranger and then completely alone, and their response when they are reunited with their mother.

Infant-Caregiver Attachment

The emotional bond that forms between an infant and their primary caregiver, impacting the child's development and future relationships.

Internal Working Model

A cognitive framework comprising mental representations for understanding the world, self, and others, guiding an individual's responses in social interactions.