Explain each stages from the table below Table 3.1 Piaget’s Life Stages and Children’s Concepts of Health, Illness Infant/ Toddler I. Sensorimotor stage The infant or toddler has no perception of illness and little understanding of health and illness concepts Pre-schooler II. Preoperational stage The pre-schooler perceives illness as changes in behaviors; is not able to explain the cause of illness; may see illness as a form of punishment. School-Age children III. Concrete operations stage Are able to describe illness in terms of multiple symptoms; view disease transmission primarily resulting from physical contact with source, e.g., catching a cold from someone else Adolescents IV. Formal operations stage Adolescents are able to acknowledge that their personal actions contribute to health and illness, and understand many dimensions of illness and treatment, internal organs/processes that may affect health/illness, and the influence of psychological processes in health and illness
Explain each stages from the table below
Table 3.1 Piaget’s Life Stages and Children’s Concepts of Health, Illness
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Infant/ Toddler |
I. Sensorimotor stage |
The infant or toddler has no perception of illness and little understanding of health and illness concepts |
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Pre-schooler |
II. Preoperational stage |
The pre-schooler perceives illness as changes in behaviors; is not able to explain the cause of illness; may see illness as a form of punishment. |
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School-Age children |
III. Concrete operations stage |
Are able to describe illness in terms of multiple symptoms; view disease transmission primarily resulting from physical contact with source, e.g., catching a cold from someone else |
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Adolescents |
IV. Formal operations stage |
Adolescents are able to acknowledge that their personal actions contribute to health and illness, and understand many dimensions of illness and treatment, internal organs/processes that may affect health/illness, and the influence of psychological processes in health and illness |
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