Author Question: You notice a 7-year-old child who has begun thumb sucking during an extended hospitalization. ... (Read 38 times)

cmoore54 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

You notice a 7-year-old child who has begun thumb sucking during an extended hospitalization. According to the parents, this was not part of the child's usual behavior prior to hospitalization. Your response is:

A) Offer to color with the child as a diversion.
B) Report this behavior to the child's doctor.
C) Tell the child that only babies suck their thumbs.
D) Allow the thumb sucking and say nothing to the child.

Question 2

Which of the following is not a symptom of schizophrenia?

A) A flat or blunted affect
B) Neologisms (made-up words)
C) Autism
D) Effective and appropriate communication with others