During a routine physical examination, a preadolescent client tells the nurse, "I am too fat, and I'm going to do whatever I can to look like the girls on the cover of fashion magazines." The nurse should plan care for this client based on which risk factor for eating disorders?

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A)Risk factors for the development of eating disorders include female gender, age, and societal influences, including media stereotypes. This client is a preadolescent female who wants to look like the girls on the covers of fashion magazines; therefore, societal influences are clearly contributing to her risk for eating disorders. The client may be demonstrating unrealistic expectations; however, her main risk factors are her age, gender, and desire to look like the models in fashion magazines. No information is given about family influences on the client's body weight. The client may or may not be expressing a desire for a long-term profession.
B)Risk factors for the development of eating disorders include female gender, age, and societal influences, including media stereotypes. This client is a preadolescent female who wants to look like the girls on the covers of fashion magazines; therefore, societal influences are clearly contributing to her risk for eating disorders. The client may be demonstrating unrealistic expectations; however, her main risk factors are her age, gender, and desire to look like the models in fashion magazines. No information is given about family influences on the client's body weight. The client may or may not be expressing a desire for a long-term profession.
C)Risk factors for the development of eating disorders include female gender, age, and societal influences, including media stereotypes. This client is a preadolescent female who wants to look like the girls on the covers of fashion magazines; therefore, societal influences are clearly contributing to her risk for eating disorders. The client may be demonstrating unrealistic expectations; however, her main risk factors are her age, gender, and desire to look like the models in fashion magazines. No information is given about family influences on the client's body weight. The client may or may not be expressing a desire for a long-term profession.
D)Risk factors for the development of eating disorders include female gender, age, and societal influences, including media stereotypes. This client is a preadolescent female who wants to look like the girls on the covers of fashion magazines; therefore, societal influences are clearly contributing to her risk for eating disorders. The client may be demonstrating unrealistic expectations; however, her main risk factors are her age, gender, and desire to look like the models in fashion magazines. No information is given about family influences on the client's body weight. The client may or may not be expressing a desire for a long-term profession.

During a Routine Physical Examination, a Preadolescent Client Tells the Nurse