What is the best explanation for a 2-year-old child who is quiet and withdrawn on the fourth day of a hospital admission?
a. The child is protesting her separation from her caregivers.
b. The child has adjusted to the hospitalization.
c. The child is experiencing the despair stage of separation.
d. The child has reached the stage of detachment.
C
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A In the protest stage, the child would be agitated, crying, resistant to caregivers,
and inconsolable.
B Toddlers do not readily "adjust" to hospitalization and separation from
caregivers.
C In the despair stage of separation, the child exhibits signs of hopelessness and
becomes quiet, withdrawn, and apathetic.
D The detachment stage occurs after prolonged separation. During this phase, the
child becomes interested in the environment and begins to play.
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