Author Question: An adolescent boy tells the nurse that he has recently had homosexual feelings. The nurse's response ... (Read 59 times)

NClaborn · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

An adolescent boy tells the nurse that he has recently had homosexual feelings. The nurse's response should be based on knowledge that:

a. This indicates that the adolescent is homosexual.
b. This indicates that the adolescent will become homosexual as an adult.
c. The adolescent should be referred for psychotherapy.
d. The adolescent should be encouraged to share his feelings and experiences.

Question 2

Which aspect of cognition develops during adolescence?

a. Capability to use a future time perspective
b. Ability to place things in a sensible and logical order
c. Ability to see things from the point of view of another
d. Progress from making judgments based on what they see to making judgments based on what they reason

SamMuagrove · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
These adolescents are at increased risk for health-damaging behaviors, not because of the sexual behavior itself, but because of society's reaction to the behavior. The nurse's first priority is to give the young man permission to discuss his feelings about this topic, knowing that the nurse will maintain confidentially, appreciate his feelings, and remain sensitive to his need to talk it. In recent studies among self-identified gay, lesbian, and bisexual adolescents, many of the adolescents report changing their self-labels one or more times during their adolescence.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Adolescents are no longer restricted to the real and actual. They also are concerned with the possible; they think beyond the present. During concrete operations (between ages 7 and 11 years), children exhibit the ability to place things in a sensible and logical order, the ability to see things from another's point of view, and the ability to make judgments based on what they reason rather than just what they see.