The nurse is preparing to assess a preschool-age child who states, "this is bella, my bear. people tell me that they can't hear bella talking, but that hurts her feelings and makes her cry." when documenting this interaction in the child's medical record, which term should the nurse use?

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Kimberly Farmer

13 November, 06:42

The nurse is preparing to assess a preschool-age child who states, "this is bella, my bear. people tell me that they can't hear bella talking, but that hurts her feelings and makes her cry." when documenting this interaction in the child's medical record, which term should the nurse use?

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Kendal Perkins · Answer 1

According Jean Piaget, the belief that inanimate objects possess emotions which in this case, the girl’s teddy bear, is called animism or animistic thinking. It usually occurs during the pre-operational stage of cognitive development. Children in this stage engage in symbolic plays and the age range is usually from 2 to 7.