A patient and family attend a counseling session. The patient has become depressed after a job loss. The nurse leading the counseling session informs the patient and his family that this type of crisis is:
A. situational.
B. maturational.
C. sociocultural.
D. posttraumatic.
A
Maturational factors vary with life stages, such as self-esteem for adolescents; changing family structure due to divorce, illness, or death; peer group stress; and major life changes. Sociocultural factors include environmental and social stressors, which often lead to developmental problems. Posttraumatic factors affect people who have experienced accidents, violent events, and natural disasters.
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