The nurse counsels parents that the early school years create nervous tension in the child manifested by which abnormal behavior(s)? (Select all that apply.)
a. Masturbation
b. Food fads
c. Stuttering
d. Aggressive behavior
e. Nonnutritive sucking
ANS: C, D, E
Stuttering, aggressive behavior, and finger or thumb sucking that appear suddenly with no previous history are a clue to increased nervous tension in the young school-age child. Masturbation and food fads are normal behavioral phenomena for the early school-age child.
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