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charchew · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The parent of a teenager who self-mutilates read an internet article about the biological basis of the self-injuring behavior.

At a family conference, she asks the nurse, Why is it necessary to keep talking about what this behavior means and learning all these coping mechanisms? Since the behavior has a biological basis, isn't the medication enough? How should the nurse respond? Select all that apply. A) If you want to help your child you need to see that more than biology is involved in this behavior..
B) The frontal lobes of the teenagers brain are not fully matured..
C) Your teen needs to have a repertoire of non-injurious coping mechanisms to call on when needed..
D) The brains of adolescents are not developed enough to handle impulse control..
E) A plan to stop the behavior needs to be based on an understanding of what the behavior means to the
teenager..

Question 2

During clinical conference, the interdisciplinary team examines the MRI results of two clients. One client has increased activity in the areas of the medial temporal and ventral limbic areas.

Both clients have the same diagnosis, but the nurse would expect the client with the increased brain activity to differ from the other client in which way? A) The client with lower activity would be receiving an atypical antipsychotic.
B) The client with higher activity would be ready for discharge.
C) The client with the lower activity would require greater assistance with self-care.
D) The client with higher activity would be hallucinating more actively than the other client.