The Nurse Is Assessing the Mental Status of a Child

question 26

Multiple Choice

The nurse is assessing the mental status of a child.Which statement about children and mental status is true?

• A)All aspects of mental status in children are interdependent.
• B)Children are highly labile and unstable until the age of 2 years.
• C)Children's mental status is largely a function of their parents' level of functioning until the age of 7 years.
• D)A child's mental status is impossible to assess until the child develops the ability to concentrate.

Describe Freud's theory concerning unconscious motivations and childhood's role in adult behavior.

Compare and contrast the goals and methods of structuralism and functionalism within psychology.

Define the psychodynamic perspective's focus on causal factors.

Understand the concept of culture and norms and their functions within a society.

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Definitions:

Discount Recognized

The process of recording in the financial accounts the discount received or given on transactions, affecting the actual value recorded.

Periodic Inventory System

An inventory accounting practice where physical counts are performed at specific intervals to determine the cost of goods sold and ending inventory levels.

Voucher System

A method for processing accounts payable where a document (voucher) is prepared for every payable transaction, detailing the goods or services received, amounts to be paid, authorization, and accounts to be charged.

Net Method

An accounting method for recording purchases at the net of any trade discounts or rebate.