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OSWALD

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A girl tells the nurse that she and her best friend belong to the popular clique. She states, I love Katy Perry, and I want to be a singer. The nurse recognizes the girl's statement as characteristic of what time period?
 
  a. Early adolescence
  b. Middle adolescence
  c. Late adolescence
  d. The entire adolescent period

Question 2

When planning to answer a 16-year-old girl's questions about menstruation, the nurse must consider cognitive development. What is developed during adolescence according to Piaget?
 
  a. The ability to view a situation from multiple perspectives
  b. The ability to focus more on the past than present situations
  c. The ability to exercise concrete reasoning
  d. The ability to consider hypothetical situations



jazzlynnnnn

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Cliques of unisex friends, having a best friend, and hero worship are characteristics of the early adolescent.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
According to Piaget, in the formal operations stage adolescents have the ability to think abstractly.



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