When you assess an adolescent, you should begin by:
1. asking about home, education, and other activities first, before you ask about drug use, sexuality, and suicide risk.
2. asking about activities, then injuries, and finally sexual behavior.
3. asking about suicidal ideation, home atmosphere, and recent injuries.
4. asking about home, education, injuries, and sexual behavior.
Question 2
Your teenage client has mononucleosis. Which of the following statements is true about the illness?
1. Mononucleosis is caused by bacteria and is most prevalent during the adolescent and childhood years.
2. Mononucleosis is caused by bacteria and is most prevalent during the adolescent and adult years.
3. Mononucleosis is caused by Epstein-Barr virus and is most prevalent during the adolescent and young adult years.
4. Mononucleosis is caused by Epstein-Barr virus and is most prevalent in adolescents and young children.
Martha Rosler, Gladiators, from the series House Beautiful: Bringing the War Home. 2004
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