An advanced practice nurse is working with several families. Which family exhibits the highest risk of conflict?
A) A family in which the father has recently begun a new job.
B) A family in which the father's parents have just moved into the family's house.
C) A family whose youngest child has just moved out the home
D) A married couple who have just become pregnant after several months of trying to conceive
Ans: B
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Potential sources of conflict include both parents working outside the home and sharing child rearing roles, in-laws, lower socioeconomic status, and relocation for the benefit of only one family member. All of the other listed situations describe transitions, but none has such as high chance of conflict as when in-laws move in close proximity.
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