A Health Practitioner Is Interviewing a 6-Year-Old Male Child Who

question 9

Multiple Choice

A health practitioner is interviewing a 6-year-old male child who is in Piaget's preoperational stage. Which of the following is characteristic of this stage?

• A) The child views the world from his own perspective.
• B) The child is totally self-centered.
• C) The child tends to see things as either right or wrong.
• D) The child begins to develop abstract thought.
• E) The child sees adults as powerful and controlling.

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Definitions:

G Protein-Linked Receptors

A large family of cell surface receptors that, when activated by a ligand, initiate a signal transduction pathway involving G proteins.

Transmembrane Proteins

Proteins that span the entire lipid bilayer of a cell membrane, involved in various functions such as signal transduction and transportation of substances.

Intracellular Signal

A form of communication within cells where signals are transmitted to elicit a specific response.

Pituitary Dwarfism

A condition characterized by abnormally short stature caused by insufficient production of growth hormone by the pituitary gland.