The nurse is performing a psychosocial assessment on an adolescent client. Which special considerations should the nurse take while performing the assessment? Select all that apply.
A) Not all adolescents are aware of their emotional state.
B) It is important to differentiate between normal fears and those that interfere with normal function.
C) Adolescents may over-report anxiety due to normal developmental fears.
D) Feelings of embarrassment may interfere with the assessment of adolescents.
E) Physiological changes like puberty may result in inaccurate findings in adolescents.
B) It is important to differentiate between normal fears and those that interfere with normal function.
D) Feelings of embarrassment may interfere with the assessment of adolescents.
Explanation: A) Feelings of embarrassment may cause adolescents to under report anxiety, but does not invalidate or make these clients less aware of their symptoms.
B) When assessing children and adolescents, it is important to differentiate between normal fears and those that interfere with normal function.
C) Feelings of embarrassment may cause children and adolescents to under report anxiety, but does not invalidate or make these clients less aware of their symptoms.
D) Feelings of embarrassment may cause adolescents to under report anxiety, but does not invalidate or make these clients less aware of their symptoms.
E) While physiological changes like puberty may increase mood swings in adolescents, these changes do not invalidate assessment findings related to emotional regulation and mood.
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