A father is concerned that his 14-year-old son is engaging in high-risk behavior by inline-skating in traffic. He is afraid the son will kill himself accidentally. The nurse explains that this behavior in adolescents is believed to be due to which of the following attitudes?

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Adolescents often engage in risky behaviors due to a sense of invulnerability, characterized by the belief that they are exempt from the dangers and consequences that affect others, hence the attitude that "death won't happen to me."

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