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During a Routine Physical Examination, a Preadolescent Client Tells the Nurse

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During a routine physical examination, a preadolescent client tells the nurse, "I am too fat, and I'm going to do whatever I can to look like the girls on the cover of fashion magazines." The nurse should plan care for this client based on which risk factor for eating disorders?


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Primary Sex Characteristics

the main biological and physiological features distinguishing the male and female sexes, such as the reproductive organs.

Puberty

The developmental stage during which children mature sexually and physically, enabling the capability of reproduction.

Despair

A profound and overwhelming sense of hopelessness, dejection, and defeat.

Regret

A negative emotional state that involves feeling sorry for actions or failures to act in the past.

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