A school nurse is evaluating a family whose 8-year-old daughter threw a rock at a child's head in the playground and has been hitting her classmates. Which factors in the child's recent history should the nurse prioritize?
A) The fact that the girl recently had a 3-day separation from her mother due to her mother's travel for work
B) The fact that the girl's privileges were restricted at home because she talked back to her father
C) The fact that the girl has recently experienced rejection by her peers
D) The fact that the girl witnessed a neighborhood argument about a loud party
Ans: C
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Difficulties in relating to peers are highly significant and may underlie antisocial behavior. Witnessing an argument is unlikely to be traumatic. Modest consequences for behavior and brief separations from parents are not likely to affect such behavior.
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