Case Study: Hospitalized Five Year Old

Paper Summary:

This paper describes a 4-year old's life outside of the hospital and his physical development, which is normal. The paper explains that, in the hospital, the child, called 'Jack', played with age-appropriate toys in the room and appears to have no significant developmental delays. Jack was initially somewhat hesitant to be far from his mother in the hospital setting but soon became comfortable in the room and with the staff. The paper relates his play behavior after the surgery.

From the Paper:

"The staff provided some coloring books and paper for Jack once he was confined to his bed in preparation for surgery. Jack appeared to be able to manage crayons without difficulty and easily wrote his name in block capital letters which were easy to read. When asked to draw some pictures of his mother and his pet cat he made a half-hearted attempt to draw some stick figures without significant detail. This was felt to represent disinterest with the project rather than lack of motor skills."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Siddiqui A. (1995) Object Size as a Determinant of Grasping in Infancy. Journal of Genetic Psychology, Vol. 156
• Marcia, J. E., (1966), Development and validation of ego identity status, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 3, pp. 551-558
• Centers for Disease Control (2000), 2-20 years. Stature for age and weight for age percentiles. Accessed via the Internet at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/growthcharts/set1clinical/cj41l021.pdf on 23 June 2007.

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