A father asks the nurse to explain what people mean when they use the term latency, because someone recently referred to his 7-year-old child as being in "latency." Which of the following is the most accurate response the nurse could give?
a. "When children are gaining weight or height slower than the average child, this is referred to as latency growth."
b. "Beginning at age 6 and lasting throughout the school-aged years, the child has a calm period in sexual development that is called latency."
c. "When children are experiencing physical and emotional changes preparing them for puberty, this is latency."
d. "This is a developmental period between the preschool period and the prepubescent period."
B
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A Incorrect: This is not the correct definition of latency.
B Correct: According to Freud's psychosexual theory, starting at age 6 years and throughout school-age, the child enters a calm period in the development of sexuality called latency.
C Incorrect: This is not the correct definition of latency.
D Incorrect: This is not the correct definition of latency.
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