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The 5-year-old sister of a patient who died from leukemia says, She died because of me. How should the nurse interpret this statement?
 
  a. the child is lying
  b. the child is exhibiting magical thinking typi-cal of this age group
  c. the child may have done something bad to the sister
  d. this behavior is not typical of this age group

Question 2

Which age group tends to think that death could not happen to them?
 
  a. preschool c. preadolescent
  b. school-age d. adolescent



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Answer to Question 1

B
Preschoolers between the ages of 4 and 6 may believe that death is their fault. This is caused by magical thinking which is typically seen in this age group.

Answer to Question 2

D
The preschooler views death as a temporary separation. The school age child appreciates that death is final and inevitable. The pre-adolescent tend to worry about dying. Adolescents will tend to deny that death could happen to them.





 

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