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A 78-Year-Old Man Has a History of a Cerebrovascular Accident

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A 78-year-old man has a history of a cerebrovascular accident.The nurse notes that when he walks his left arm is immobile against the body with flexion of the shoulder,elbow,wrist and fingers and adduction of the shoulder.His left leg is stiff and extended and circumducts with each step.What type of gait disturbance is this individual experiencing?


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Lawrence Kohlberg

An American psychologist best known for his theory of stages of moral development.

Moral Development

The process through which individuals develop proper attitudes and behaviors towards other people in society, based on social and cultural norms, rules, and laws.

Preconventional

The first level in Kohlberg's theory of moral development, where moral understanding is based on rewards and punishments associated with different actions.

Conventional

Pertaining to accepted norms or standards in a society or a group.

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