Which statement regarding perceptions of death by children is accurate?
A) Toddlers perceive death as irreversible and unnatural.
B) Preschool-age children view death as a spiritual release.
C) At about age 9, the child perceives death as irreversible.
D) Adolescents tend to respond better than adults with death.
Ans: C
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At about 9 years of age, the child's concept of death matures, and the child perceives death realistically as irreversible, universal, inevitable, and natural.
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