The most common chronic illness in childhood is ____.

The most common chronic illness in childhood is ____.
 
  a. asthma
 b. diabetes mellitus
 c. cystic fibrosis
 d. leukemia

Question 2

About ____ of children suffer from some form of a chronic health problem.
 
  a. 1 to 2
 b. 5 to 7
 c. 10 to 20
 d. 25

Question 3

Children with forms of recurrent unexplained pain are more likely to ____ than children whose pain is due to organic causes.
 
  a. be younger and female
 b. have lower intellectual abilities
 c. identify someone in their family who often expresses pain
 d. have family members with organic issues

Question 4

Which of the following is not true regarding differences between boys and girls with chronic illnesses?
 
  a. Girls show more symptoms of pain and anxiety than boys do.
 b. Girls are more likely to cling, cry, and seek emotional support.
 c. Excessive somatic complaints are associated with emotional disorders in boys.
 d. Boys show more symptoms of sensitivity to pain.

Question 5

Which statement best describes children's experience and expression of pain?
 
  a. Because their nervous systems are incomplete, infants do not fully experience pain.
 b. Girls have a lower pain threshold than boys.
 c. Children have a higher pain threshold than adults.
 d. Children and adults experience pain similarly.