A 7-Year-Old Hospitalized for a Fracture Following a Car Crash

question 9

Multiple Choice

A 7-year-old hospitalized for a fracture following a car crash tells the pediatric nurse "God is in heaven with his angels and is looking down on me." Which stage of Fowler's spiritual development is this child exhibiting?

• A) Intuitive-projective stage
• B) Mythical-literal stage
• C) Synthetic-convention stage
• D) Undifferentiated stage

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Definitions:

Traits

Characteristics or qualities that define an individual or thing, often distinguishing them from others.

Conscience

An inner sense of right and wrong that guides an individual's thoughts, actions, and decisions.

Id

In Freudian psychology, the part of the mind in which innate instinctive impulses and primary processes are manifest.

Allocentric Orientation

A personality trait or perspective characterized by placing the needs, desires, and viewpoints of others above one's own, often linked to collectivist cultures.