The nurse is providing care to a preadolescent client who is diagnosed with an eating disorder. The client's mother states, "I am very weight and exercise conscious
This must be a genetic trait from her birth mother." Based on this data, which conclusion by the nurse is the most appropriate?
A) The mother is obsessed with weight and exercise, and the child learned the behavior.
B) The child must have inherited a genetic predisposition to an eating disorder.
C) The child must have a neurotransmitter abnormality.
D) The mother is setting a good example with eating and exercise.
Answer: A
Many families of clients with eating disorders are achievement and performance oriented, with high ambition for the success of all members. In these families, body shape is related to success, and priorities are established for physical appearance and fitness. A family's focus on professional achievement as well as on food, diet, exercise, and weight control may become obsessive. The mother states that she is weight and exercise conscious, which could be a reason as to why the child has an eating disorder. There is not enough information to determine whether the child does or does not have a genetic predisposition to an eating disorder or a neurotransmitter abnormality. The mother is not setting a good example by being overly focused on eating and exercise.
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