The school nurse is forking with a group of adolescent boys who are on a sports team in the school. A few of the boys have experienced early maturation (appearance of secondary sexual characteristics)

Question

The nurse reads some studies about early maturation in adolescent boys and finds that most studies reveal that: a. adolescent boys usually have the same experience as adolescent girls with early maturation
b. boys with early maturation often have a positive self-image, high status, and prestige in the peer group
c. these adolescent boys have much more difficulty adjusting to their early maturation than adolescent females
d. early maturing males are more likely to commit suicide than males who mature normally or late

Answer 1

B

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A Incorrect. The nurse reads some studies about early maturation in adolescent boys and does not find: adolescent boys usually have the same experience as adolescent girls with early maturation.
B Correct. The nurse reads some studies about early maturation in adolescent boys and finds that most studies reveal that boys with early maturation often have a positive self-image, high status, and prestige in the peer group.
C Incorrect. The nurse reads some studies about early maturation in adolescent boys and does not find: these adolescent boys have much more difficulty adjusting to their early maturation than adolescent females.
D Incorrect. The nurse reads some studies about early maturation in adolescent boys and does not find: early maturing males are more likely to commit suicide than males who mature normally or late.