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| | 09/14/07 - 06:54 PM  
 
   
 
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30 m.o child is brought to a pediatrician for a regular well-being check-up. Child has met all developmental milestones, and all vaccinations are up to date. Physical examination is unremarkable. His weight and height are on 65-th percentile. However, mother noticed that child always starts crying when she or husband leaves him alone in a room, but in about a minute being by himself he returns back to a normal play. What is the child likely to develop in the next 8 mounts? A. Attention deficit disorder B. Autism C. Object permanence D. Oppositional defiant disorder E. Perception of low of conservation
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| dermatology Forum Elite

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| | 09/14/07 - 08:40 PM  
 
   
 
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A... ADHD
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| njcjzy Forum Guru

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| | 09/14/07 - 11:11 PM  
 
   
 
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Please give the explanation, thanks.
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| peraspera Forum Elite

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| | 09/15/07 - 06:44 AM  
 
   
 
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Aswer: C. Child develops understanding of object permanence (an object - e.g. a parent still exists even if he can't see him) around 36 months of age. It causes disappearance of separation anxiety.
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