Nurses realize the importance of family relationships in the life of a patient with anorexia nervosa. As a nurse, you would expect which of the following attitudes or behaviors in the parents of an adolescent with anorexia nervosa?
A.
Indifferent and inattentive
B.
Permissive and providing loose boundaries
C.
Immature and concerned with themselves
D.
Perfectionistic and overly demanding
ANS: D
The parents of an adolescent with anorexia nervosa have often set very high standards that the child fears cannot be met.
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