A female client tells the nurse that she has difficulty in sexual relations with her spouse since she has gained so much weight. The nurse realizes this client is experiencing an alteration in which of the following?
1. Sexual self-concept
2. Body image
3. Gender identity
4. Gender-role behavior
2. Body image
Rationale:
Body image is constantly changing. How people feel about their bodies is related to sexuality. People who have a poor body image may respond negatively to sexual arousal. This is what the client is experiencing. Sexual self-concept determines with whom one will have sex, the gender and kinds of people one is attracted to, and the values about when, where, with whom, and how one expresses sexuality. Gender identity is one's self image as male or female. Gender-role behavior is the outward expression of a person's sense of maleness or femaleness as well as the expression of what is perceived as gender-appropriate behavior.
You might also like to view...
Two staff nurses were considered for promotion. The promotion was announced by a memo on the unit bulletin board
When the nurse who was not promoted first read the memo and learned that the other nurse had received the promotion, she left the room in tears. This behavior is an example of: a. conversion. b. regression. c. introjection. d. rationalization.
Surgical asepsis is a requirement in the restricted zone of the operating suite. What personal protective equipment should the nurse wear at all times in the restricted zone of the operating room?
A) Reusable shoe covers B) Mask covering the nose and mouth C) Goggles D) Gloves
A school-age child is prescribed an enema in preparation for a colonoscopy. Which type of solution and amount should the nurse prepare for the child?
A) 150 ml normal saline B) 350 ml normal saline C) 100 ml tap water enema D) 250 ml milk and molasses
The nurse is teaching a group of mothers of infants about the benefits of immunization. The nurse will explain that the life-threatening disease epiglottitis can be prevented by immunization against
1. measles,mumps,and rubella (MMR). 2. haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB). 3. hepatitis B. 4. polio.