A 17-year-old client suffers from anorexia nervosa. The client's ...

[jjjetplane]

A 17-year-old client suffers from anorexia nervosa. The client's treatment team calls for a family meeting.
 
  The client's mother inquires of the nurse, What is it that you want to ask us? This is our daughter's problem that has now become this family's problem. We are tired of dealing with her issues. Which is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
  A) Don't be so defensive. Every client is required to participate in two family sessions.
  B) Eating disorders have been shown to have their roots in certain familial patterns; without addressing these, your daughter's disorder is likely to continue.
  C) Family dynamics are not at all linked to eating disorders. The meeting is to show your daughter that she is loved and supported.
  D) Individuals with anorexia cause disruptions in the family system that need to be addressed.

Question 2

According to Perry, the highest level of knowing is which of the following?
 
  a. dualism
  b. multiplicity
  c. procedural
  d. relativism

[shewald78]

Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D
Perry's highest level of knowing is relativism. At this level, the individual comes to understand that any apparent truth is valid primarily in a particular context. As the context changes, so may the likelihood of a given position being true.

[jjjetplane]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[irishcancer18]

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