You Are Standing in Line Waiting to Get a Prescription

question 22

Multiple Choice

You are standing in line waiting to get a prescription filled for your mother.A woman walks in with a young boy in her arms.As she places him in a nearby chair,he begins to seize.Which of the following is true regarding childhood seizures?

• A) They usually accompany a high fever.
• B) Most are due to head injuries.
• C) They usually last from 1 to 2 minutes.
• D) They are due to a rapid rise in temperature.

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Definitions:

Sensitive Periods

Specific times in an individual's development when they are more receptive to certain types of learning and environmental influences.

Imprinting

Instinctive form of learning in which, during a critical period in early development, a young animal forms an attachment to the first moving object it sees, usually the mother.

Lifelong Development

The concept that human development is a continuous process that occurs throughout an individual's lifetime, from birth to death.

Cognitive

Relating to, or involving conscious mental activities such as thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering.