During a health interview, the nurse decides to focus the assessment questions on the middle-aged client's amount of stress because what was assessed?
1. Caring for aging parents.
2. Needing to wear glasses to read.
3. Newly married.
4. Choosing a career.
5. Not having the same amount of stamina and energy.
Correct Answer: 1,2,5
Rationale 1: Stressors common in middle adulthood include caring for aging parents.
Rationale 2: Stressors common in middle adulthood include physical changes of aging, including having to wear glasses to read.
Rationale 3: Stressors in young adulthood include being newly married.
Rationale 4: Stressors common in adolescence include choosing a career.
Rationale 5: Stressors common in middle adulthood include physical changes of aging, including not having stamina and energy.
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