If an 8-Year-Old Child Is Beginning to Make Negative Comments

question 134

Multiple Choice

If an 8-year-old child is beginning to make negative comments such as, "I'm not that smart or pretty," which of the following may be true of that child?

• A) has reached the preoperational stage of development
• B) is beginning to realistically scan her abilities
• C) is acting abnormally
• D) has reached Erikson's stage of basic trust versus mistrust