A nursing instructor is teaching about the importance of healthy family-member expectations for newly blended families. Which student statement indicates a need for further instruction?
A. "Healthy family-member expectations should be flexible."
B. "Healthy family-member expectations should be conforming."
C. "Healthy family-member expectations should be individual."
D. "Healthy family-member expectations should be realistic."
B
Conforming is a behavior that interferes with adaptive functioning in terms of family member expectations. This student statement indicates a need for further instruction. Realism, flexibility, and individuality are all characteristics of healthy family-member expectations.
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