The family of a client diagnosed with anorexia nervosa becomes defensive when the treatment team calls for a family meeting. Which is the appropriate nursing response?
1. "Tell me why this family meeting is causing you to be defensive. All clients are required to participate in two family sessions."
2. "Eating disorders have been correlated to certain familial patterns; without addressing these, your child's condition will not improve."
3. "Family dynamics are not linked to eating disorders. The meeting is to provide your child with family support."
4. "Clients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa are part of the family system, and any alteration in family processes needs to be addressed."
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Rationale: The nurse should educate the family on the correlation between certain familial patterns and anorexia nervosa. Families engaging in conflict avoidance and struggling with issues of power and control may contribute to the development of anorexia nervosa.
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