Author Question: A young child is crying because the pediatrician is about to remove her bandage and she is afraid it ... (Read 54 times)

fbq8i · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

A young child is crying because the pediatrician is about to remove her bandage and she is afraid it will hurt. She begs her father, Tell him not to do it, Daddy Daddy responds, Talk to Mommy, and as the child turns to her mother, the doctor swiftly removes the bandage before the little girl can anticipate or even feel any pain. Astonished at how quickly and easily it is over, she stops crying. Based on research findings, which factor was effective in this case?

A) Distraction
B) Reassurance
C) Confidence
D) Modeling

Question 2

Parents who reassure children who are about to undergo stressful medical procedures, telling them that There's nothing to be afraid of,

A) provide effective models.
B) decrease the anxiety level in their children, but raise it in themselves.
C) are more effective than filmed models in helping a child cope with the stressful medical procedure.
D) tend to increase rather than decrease their children's fears.