The student nurse is assessing a 9 month old that has a history of parental neglect. The student notices the child sucks his thumb constantly. According to Freud's theory, this child is in which stage?
1. Id
2. Ego
3. Superego
4. Freud's theory is not applicable for this age range.
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1. The child is focusing on calming himself, not on others doing this for him.
2. The infant is demonstrating the ego because the concentration is on soothing the self.
3. The superego is not addressed because the child is focusing on the self.
4. Freud's theory is applicable for this age.
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