A 4-year-old is seen in the clinic for a sore throat.In the child's mind,the most likely causative agent is that the child
1. was exposed to someone else with asore throat.
2. did not eat the right foods.
3. yelled at his brother.
4. did not take his vitamins.
Answer:3
Rationale:Preschoolers understand some concepts of being sick but not the cause of illness. They are likely to think that they are sick as a result of something that they have done. They will frequently view illness as punishment. This age child does not yet understand that he can become sick from exposure to someone else who is sick. The other two answers,while not causes of sore throat,can be factors in some illnesses but are beyond the thinking of a 4-year-old.
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