In Learning About Duvall's Life-Cycle Stages Ascribed to Traditional Families

question 18

Multiple Choice

In learning about Duvall's life-cycle stages ascribed to traditional families, the nursing student recognizes that developmental tasks of each stage include:

• A) Adjusting to new roles as mother and father.
• B) Working out authority and socialization roles with the school.
• C) Becoming a single parent with custodial responsibilities.
• D) Becoming a couple and dating.
• E) Adjusting to the loss of a spouse.

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Definitions:

Hypovolemia

A medical condition characterized by a decrease in the volume of blood plasma in the body.

Diabetes Insipidus

A condition characterized by intense thirst and the excretion of large amounts of urine due to hormonal imbalances affecting water regulation in the body.

Extracellular Fluid

Extracellular fluid refers to the body fluid lying outside the cells, which includes interstitial fluid, blood plasma, and cerebrospinal fluid, playing a crucial role in transporting nutrients, oxygen, and waste products.

Osmometric Thirst

The type of thirst triggered by the body's detection of high solute concentrations in the blood, often leading to the intake of water to dilute these concentrations and maintain osmotic balance.