Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, Impulse Control Disorders no. 5049
QUESTION: For a client with anorexia nervosa, the nurse plans to include the parents in therapy sessions along with the client. What fact should the nurse remember to be typical of parents of clients with anorexia nervosa?
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O a.) They tend to overprotect their children.
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O b.) They usually have a history of substance abuse.
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O c.) They maintain emotional distance from their children.
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O d.) They alternate between loving and rejecting their children.
RATIONALERATIONALE: Clients with anorexia nervosa typically come from a family with parents who are controlling and overprotective. These clients use eating to gain control of an aspect of their lives. The characteristics described in options 2, 3, and 4 aren't typical of parents of children with anorexia.NURSING PROCESS STEP: PlanningCLIENT NEEDS CATEGORY: Psychosocial integrityCLIENT NEEDS SUBCATEGORY: NoneCOGNITIVE LEVEL: Application