At which stage are children at greatest risk for a stressful experience as a result of illness and hospitalizations?

Question

1. Infant
2. Toddler
3. Preschool
4. School-age

Answer 1

2
Rationale:
1. Infants are not at greatest risk from hospitalizations as long as they have their needs met.
2. Toddlers are the group at greatest risk for a stressful experience as a result of illness and hospitalization. This age group is old enough to understand that their routine has been disrupted, but they lack the cognitive ability to understand why.
3. Preschool-age children are old enough to understand more of why their routine is disrupted, and that they did not misbehave to cause their illness or hospitalization.
4. School-age children are the most likely to understand why their routine is disrupted, and that their illness has nothing to do anything they might have done.