An extremely thin preadolescent is being assessed by the nurse. Which patient statement should the nurse identify as being consistent with that of a person with anorexia nervosa?
A) "I'd like to grow up to be a model.".
B) "I'd like to gain weight but just can't.".
C) "I feel chubby no matter what I wear.".
D) "I'm afraid that someone is poisoning my food.".
C
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Characteristics of a child with anorexia nervosa include a severely distorted body image with an intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat. The goal to be a model is not consistent with that of anorexia nervosa. The inability to gain weight is not a characteristic of anorexia nervosa. The fear of food being poisoned is a characteristic of paranoid behavior.
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