A nurse suspects that an adolescent patient is at risk for psychiatric problems according to the risk and protective factors model. Which information gathered during the intake assessment supports this suspicion?
a. The patient lives with a parent and a half-sibling whom the patient "hates.".
b. The patient readily admits to regularly "having a few beers to loosen up.".
c. The patient repeatedly says, "I want to play drums for a rock band for a living.".
d. The patient's parents are divorced and "both of them date a lot of different people.".
B
According to the risk and protective factors model, this adolescent has at least one of the risk factors, indicated by the attitude toward alcohol consumption.
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