A girl tells the nurse that she and her best friend belong to the ...

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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

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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.