A 2-year-old child has been crying constantly for his mother since he was hospitalized 3 days ago. What does this behavior suggest?
a. The toddler feels abandoned by his mother.
b. The child still has not adjusted to his hospitalization.
c. The child is not separated from his mother often.
d. There is a poor mother-child bond.
ANS: A
Unless toddlers are extremely ill, their grief and sense of abandonment during hospitalization are obvious.
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