Self-injury, fecal smearing, and severe temper tantrums in a ...

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Self-injury, fecal smearing, and severe temper tantrums in a preschool child are symptoms of:
 
  a. mild intellectual impairment.
  b. severe intellectual impairment.
  c. psychosocial deprivation.
  d. separation anxiety.

Question 2

A child with Asperger syndrome has also been diagnosed with depression. The nurse understands that two or more disorders in an individual is termed:
 
  a. comorbidity.
  b. congenital syndrome.
  c. mental retardation.
  d. developmental impairment.

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Answer to Question 1

B
Self-injury, fecal smearing, and severe temper tantrums in a preschool child are symptoms of severe intellectual impairment. Mild intellectual impairment is characterized by social isolation or depression. Psychosocial deprivation may be a cause of intellectual impairment. The symptoms listed are characteristic of severe intellectual impairment. Symptoms of separation anxiety include protest, despair, and detachment.

Answer to Question 2

A
Comorbidity by definition means more than one disorder in an individual. Congenital syndrome means the disorder originated before birth. Mental retardation refers to subaverage intellectual functioning. Developmental impairment refers to functional level.