Ursula Is an Army Veteran Who Had to Have Her

question 135

Multiple Choice

Ursula is an army veteran who had to have her leg amputated after an explosive device detonated near her. Surprisingly, she still awakens in the middle of the night and feels her missing leg itching, twitching, or even hurting. Ursula is experiencing _________________ sensations.

• A) amputation syndrome
• B) gate-control
• C) phantom limb
• D) post-traumatic stress disorder

---

Definitions:

Toddlers

Young children, typically between the ages of one and three years old, who are in the early stages of learning to walk and talk.

Infants

Very young children or babies, typically those under one year of age.

Recasting

In language learning, the method of correcting a student's mistake by correctly reformulating their erroneous utterance without explicit indication of the error.

Expanding

Increasing in size, volume, quantity, or scope; extending or spreading out from a center or in all directions.