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Beheh · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

Erikson has theorized that young people are better able to commit themselves intimately to another person then they have:

a. higher level thinking skills c. achieved a sense of identity
b. completed college d. conquered their fear of closeness

Question 2

The parents of a child who has been diagnosed as being deaf report that their child who is 4 months old is babbling. The parents want to know if the diagnosis was wrong. Which of the following is the best response by the nurse?

a. We need to retest the infant because this may be a sign that the diagnosis is wrong.
b. Infants who are deaf will babble until approximately 6 months of age and then stop.
c. This child has a small amount of hearing but not enough to drop the diagnosis of deafness.
d. Deaf children sometimes have a small window of time then they hear and then it disappears.

Liddy · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C

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A Incorrect. Erikson has not theorized that young people are better able to commit themselves intimately to another person then they have higher level thinking skills.
B Incorrect. Erikson has not theorized that young people are better able to commit themselves intimately to another person then they have completed college.
C Correct. Erikson has theorized that young people are better able to commit themselves intimately to another person then they have achieved a sense of identity.
D Incorrect. Erikson has not theorized that young people are better able to commit themselves intimately to another person then they have conquered their fear of closeness.

Answer to Question 2

B

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A Incorrect. This is not the best response because the diagnosis is probably correct.
B Correct. Deaf infants babble until approximately 6 months of age and then stop because of lack of auditory feedback.
C Incorrect. This response is not a correct explanation of why a 4 month old deaf child is babbling.
D Incorrect. This response is not a correct explanation of why a 4 month old deaf child is babbling.