An 18-year-old female has just been accepted to nursing school in another state. She says to her parents, "I know I am going away to college, but I am nervous about going." What type of stressor is this student most likely experiencing?
a. External
b. Developmental
c. Situational
d. Biophysical
B
Developmental stressors are those that can be predicted to occur at various stages of a person's life. For example, most young adults face the stress of leaving home for college or beginning a new career. In this item, the young adult is expressing concern over a normal developmental stressor. Situational stressors are unpredictable. Biophysical stressors affect body function or structures, and external stressors are usually something external to a person, for example, death of a family member.
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