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Haya94

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In an interview with the nurse, a mother states that she is concerned that her 14-year-old teen is critical and finding fault with her. The nurse counsels the mother that:
 
  a. the family needs to change its value system to meet the teenager's changing needs.
  b. the parentteen relationship is important for the teenager and conflicts are to be expected.
  c. teenagers create psychological distance from the parent to separate from the parent.
  d. parents need to relinquish their relationship with their teenager to the teen's peers.

Question 2

A parent of a child with a psychosocial disorder states, I don't know how my child developed this problem.. The nurse should base a response on which information?
 
  a. Neurobiological, family, and sociocultural factors can contribute to the development of psychosocial disorders in children.
  b. Like many conditions affecting children, the etiology of psychosocial disorders is unknown.
  c. The majority of psychosocial disorders have a clear pattern of genetic inheritance.
  d. Dysfunctional family patterns are usually identified as the cause of a psychosocial disorder.



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Answer to Question 1

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The teenager uses critical and fault-finding behavior as a mechanism to separate from the parent and become independent. Changing the family's value system to meet the teenager's needs is not realistic and will result only in the teenager's being critical of the new system. The parentteen relationship is not as important to the teenager as it was in earlier years. Friends and peers become more important. Parents should not relinquish their relationship with their teenager to the teen's peers. Maintaining a consistent parental relationship with the adolescent is important.

Answer to Question 2

A
Psychosocial disorders are responses to stress and may be manifested as disturbances in feeling, body functions, behavior, or performance. The etiology of many psychosocial disorders in children can be identified. Some psychosocial disorders are inheritable disorders. Others have been identified as having a familial predisposition. Research consistently shows that psychosocial disorders are caused by a combination of predisposing or inherent factors and environmental or interactional factors.



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