A nurse is assessing a teenage client who had an accident in a car race. The client's father reveals that the client has also started drinking and using drugs. The nurse can best categorize the client in which developmental phase?
A) Cognitive development
B) Middle adolescence
C) Psychosocial development
D) Late adolescence
C
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The nurse can categorize the client as being in the psychosocial development phase. During psychosocial development, teenagers develop peer relationships. The pressure from peers to prove their maturity can result in risk-taking behaviors, such as skydiving, car racing, drinking, and using drugs. The cognitive development phase is characterized by the development of complex problem-solving skills in adolescents. During middle and late adolescence, physical alterations, mood swings, quest for self-reliance, increased interest in the opposite sex, awareness, the acceptance of social responsibilities, and decision-making capability are observed.
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