The camp nurse is assessing a group of children attending summer camp. The nurse will expect which children to be most likely to have problems perceiving a sense of belonging?

1. Children whose parents divorced recently

2. Children who gained a step-parent recently

3. Children recently placed into foster care

4. Children adopted as infants


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Rationale:

1. Children whose parents divorce often fear abandonment.
2. Children who gain a step-parent might have problems trusting the new parent.
3. Children in foster care are more likely to have problems perceiving a sense of belonging.
4. Infants who are adopted at birth can have minimal problems with acceptance when parents follow pre-adoption counseling about disclosure.

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