Seven-Year-Old Moses, Who Has Experienced Extreme Emotional Deprivation, Has Decreased

question 36

Multiple Choice

Seven-year-old Moses, who has experienced extreme emotional deprivation, has decreased GH secretion, very short stature, immature skeletal age, and serious adjustment problems. Moses may be suffering from

• A) growth faltering.
• B) psychosocial dwarfism.
• C) iron-deficiency anemia.
• D) food insecurity.

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Definitions:

Moral Treatment Movement

The Moral Treatment Movement was a 19th-century approach to mental illness emphasizing humane treatment, moral discipline, and the therapeutic benefits of nature and meaningful work.

Philippe Pinel

A French physician known for his humane treatment of psychiatric patients in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, often regarded as a founder of modern psychiatry.

Moral Treatment

An approach to mental health care in the 18th and 19th centuries that emphasized humane and respectful techniques.

Dorothea Dix

A pioneering advocate for the mentally ill in the 19th century, who played a key role in the creation of the first generation of American mental asylums.