A child, aged 11 years, has to stay home from school to care for his siblings while his mother works
because the family cannot afford a babysitter.
The home is cluttered and dirty when the community
mental health nurse visits to investigate the child's school absences. When asked about his parents,
he reluctantly reveals that he thinks his father does not like him very much. The level of prevention
for work with this family will be
a. primary.
b. secondary.
c. tertiary.
d. prevention is not possible.
B
Secondary prevention involves intervention in abusive situations to minimize their disabling or
long-term effects. Community resources are mobilized to help find alternative ways to deal with
stress. Option A: Primary prevention refers to measures to prevent or reduce the occurrence of
abusive situations. Option C: Tertiary prevention refers to interventions aimed at reducing the
severity of mental illness or handicaps resulting from long-term, abusive trauma.
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