Which of these manifestations,if identified in a 6-year-old patient,should the nurse associate with a possible developmental delay according to Piaget's theory?

A) The child speaks in complete sentences but often talks only about himself.
B) The child still plays with a favourite doll that he has had since he was a toddler.
C) The child continues to suck his thumb.
D) The child describes an event from his own perspective,even though the entire family was present.

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Julie Holmes · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  This is a characteristic of the sensorimotor stage (birth to 2 years),where schemas become self-initiated activities.For example,the infant who learns that sucking achieves a pleasing result generalizes the action to suck fingers,blanket,or clothing.Successful achievement leads to greater exploration.By age 6,the child is in the preoperational stage of development.The child is expected to be egocentric,even though language ability is progressing.Play becomes a primary means by which children foster their cognitive development;therefore,playing with a doll is considered normal at this age.Children see objects and persons from only one point of view-their own-at this stage.

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