The nurse is presenting an educational program to a group of parents about differences between anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) at a community outreach program. What statement by a parent would indicate a need for additional teaching?
a. "A child with AN will turn away from food to cope, but a child with BN turns to food to cope."
b. "A child with AN maintains rigid control and is introverted, but a child with BN is an extrovert and frequently loses control."
c. "A child with AN denies the illness, but a child with BN recognizes the illness."
d. "A child with AN is usually sexually active and seeks intimacy, but a child with BN avoids intimacy and is usually not sexually active."
ANS: D
A child with AN is usually the one who avoids intimacy and is not sexually active, but a child BN often seeks intimacy and is sexually active. A child with AN turns away from food to cope with life, maintains rigid control, is introverted, and denies the illness. A child with BN turns to food to cope, is an extrovert who loses control, and recognizes that he or she has an illness.
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