Fred and Ethel Spearman are seeking marital counseling at a local community mental health clinic. Mrs. Spearman's mother is in the terminal stages of colon cancer, and the strain is wearing on their relationship
The nurse who is doing their initial mental health assessment should make a point of assessing coping skills in general and, specifically, for which of the following areas:
A) The couple's relationship with their grown children
B) The couple's relationships at work and with friends
C) The couple's history of drug and alcohol use
D) The couple's genetic predisposition to depression
B
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