What are the special vulnerabilities in young children that contribute to the
development of psychological problems?
What will be an ideal response?
Children have a more simplistic view of life than adults. They have less self-understanding and cannot grasp as adults can what situations require of them nor what resources they have to cope with those situations. Therefore, immediate threats are more likely to seem overwhelming to children. Given this limited perspective, children use unrealistic ideas to explain events. Children are also more dependent on other people than adults, and while this may provide support, it also makes them vulnerable to rejection and inadequate or inappropriate modeling of behavior. GRADING RUBRIC - 6 points, 2 for each of 3 special vulnerabilities.
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