The Parent of a 4-Year-Old Child Is Concerned That the Child

question 6

Multiple Choice

The parent of a 4-year-old child is concerned that the child may have AD/HD and wants to know if medications can be given.The primary care NP should tell the parent that:

• A) children cannot be diagnosed with AD/HD at this age.
• B) alternative therapies to treat AD/HD are used at this age.
• C) symptoms at this age are more likely due to environmental factors.
• D) most drugs for AD/HD are not approved for children younger than 6 years.

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Definitions:

Milgram's Research

a series of psychological 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.

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon occurring within a group of people, where the desire for harmony or conformity results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

Cohesive Group

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Door-In-The-Face Technique

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