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Elkind identified two types of social thinking especially evident during adolescence, one of which is imaginary audience. Which of the following statements best describes what Elkind meant by imaginary audience?
 
  a. a fantasy of having powerful imaginary friends who will rescue the adolescent then others are difficult or unkind
  b. adolescents' feelings of always being on stage and that others are just as concerned about their appearance as they are
  c. a temporary paranoid state in which the adolescent feels watched by others at all times then awake
  d. a feeling that they are living in an audience watching their own life, as if it were on stage or in public

Question 2

The nurse working with parents of children who stutter will hear from parents a number of beliefs, some of which are true and some of which are false or challenged by research.
 
  Which of the following beliefs is true and will be encouraged by the nurse? a. Children who stutter are not as bright as children who do not stutter.
  b. A child who stutters can control the stuttering if he or she tries.
  c. Stuttering is primarily an emotional disorder.
  d. Stuttering is normal between the ages of 2 and 4.



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Answer to Question 1

B

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A Incorrect. Elkind did not describe imaginary audience as a fantasy of having powerful imaginary friends who will rescue the adolescent then others are difficult or unkind.
B Correct. Elkind described imaginary audiencce as the adolescents' feelings of always being on stage and that others are just as concerned about their appearance as they are
C Incorrect. Elkind did not describe imaginary audience as a temporary paranoid state in which the adolescent feels watched by others at all times then awake.
D Incorrect. Elkind did not describe imaginary audience as a feeling that they are living in an audience watching their own life, as if it were on stage or in public.

Answer to Question 2

D

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A Incorrect. The belief that children who stutter are not as bright as children who do not stutter is false.
B Incorrect. The belief that a child who stutters can control the stuttering if he or she tries is false.
C Incorrect. The belief that stuttering is primarily an emotional disorder is false.
D Correct. The belief that stuttering is normal between the ages of 2 and 4 is true and should be encouraged by the nurse.



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