A 13-year-old girl is admitted to the adolescent unit with acute leukemia. The patient has a support system that includes her brother, sister, mother, father, and grandmother as well as members of her local community

Which component of her support system is considered a suprasystem?

1) The community
2) The parents
3) Her mother
4) Her sister


ANS: 1

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