Juan and His Little Sister, Anne, Are Each Given a Large

question 112

Multiple Choice

Juan and his little sister, Anne, are each given a large cookie. Their mother breaks Anne's cookie into four pieces to enable her to eat it easily. Juan immediately begins to cry and says that it is not fair that his sister got more cookies than him. Juan is showing a lack of

• A) constancy.
• B) conservation.
• C) intuition.
• D) symbolic function.

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Definitions:

Coping Ability

The capacity to deal effectively with stressors, challenges, or difficult situations.

Depressive Episodes

Periods characterized by feelings of intense sadness, loss of interest in activities, and other symptoms that affect daily functioning.

Psychosocial Distress

A state of emotional, social, and psychological turmoil or suffering that may affect an individual's ability to function effectively in daily life.

Genital Lesions

Sores or abnormalities that appear on the genital area, which can be a sign of infection, disease, or other health conditions.