A nurse is caring for a preschooler who is the hospital for sickle cell disease. Which of the following should the nurse identify as an expected behavior of a preschool-age-child?

A. Describing manifestations of the illness: Preschoolers lack the cognitive ability to describe symptoms in detail. B. Relating fears to magical thinking: Magical thinking is characteristic of preschoolers, and they may associate illness with punishment or fantastical causes. C. Awareness of body function: This is more typical of school-age children, not preschoolers. D. Understanding cause of illness: Preschoolers do not have the cognitive development to understand illness causation fully.