The nurse is assessing a 16-year-old who has been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease (STD). The nurse realizes that such risk-taking behavior (e.g., unprotected sex) is most often a result of:
1. Peer pressure
2. Poor self-esteem
3. Social expectation
4. Lack of information
ANS: 2
For some adolescents, a decline in self-esteem results in increased risk-taking behavior. This is demonstrated in unsafe behaviors such as premature sexual activity, unprotected sex, risky driv-ing, or substance abuse. The remaining options represent factors that may affect decision making but they do not have as big an impact on this age-group as is poor self-esteem.
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