The Age at Which a Child Experiences a Hearing Loss

question 25

Multiple Choice

The age at which a child experiences a hearing loss is significant because it provides a clue to

• A) how much language the child might have acquired before becoming hearing impaired.
• B) the degree of physical development of the ear before the child became hearing impaired.
• C) the level of neurological development the child achieved before the hearing impairment.
• D) the parents' involvement in the development of the child's communication skills.

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Definitions:

Conscience

A component of the superego that contains behaviors for which the child has been punished.

Primary-process Thought

A Freudian concept involving primitive, instinctual thought patterns that are illogical and driven by the unconscious mind.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity.

Sexual Longings

Intense desires or yearnings for sexual intimacy and connection.