A pediatric clinic serves several children who were adopted. The clinic nurse recognizes that the adopted child who is most likely to blame himself for being "given away" by the biologic parents is the:
1. Adopted child entering high school.
2. Child under three who was adopted as an infant.
3. Preschooler whose skin color is different from the adopted parents.
4. Child entering kindergarten.
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Rationale 1: The adolescent often fantasizes about his biological parents.
Rationale 2: This child does not understand adoption and doesn't recognize himself as different from his parents.
Rationale 3: This child recognizes differences in appearance and enjoys hearing his "adoption story."
Rationale 4: The five-year-old child is most likely to shoulder the blame for being "given up" by the biologic parents.
Global Rationale:
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