The nurse is caring for a 5-year-old girl posttonsillectomy. The girl looks out the window and tells the nurse that it is raining and says, "The sky is crying because it is sad that my throat hurts." The nurse understands that the girl is demonstrating which mental process?

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Magical thinking is when children believe that their thoughts or wishes can influence the world around them, such as thinking the sky is crying because of her sore throat.

The Nurse Is Caring for a 5-Year-Old Girl Posttonsillectomy