Elsa's mother is poisoning her breakfast cereal. At least once a week Elsa's mother takes her to a pediatrician, who is very consoling and empathetic. Despite efforts to determine why Elsa is sick, the pediatrician overlooks the possibility of Elsa being poisoned by her mother because he and his staff have a positive relationship with her mother.
What will be an ideal response?
The situation that Elsa is in with her mother shows an offending parent resorting to extreme tactics to create the appearance of illness in a child. Because her mother has established a positive relationship with the medical staff, the true nature of the illness is unsuspected and the staff members perceive her mother as remarkably caring, cooperative, and involved in providing for Elsa's well-being. At the present time, Elsa's mother is successful at eluding suspicion.
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