A 32-year-old heterosexual client is arrested for masturbating while hiding in his neighbors' shrubs and watching them engage in sexual activity in their outdoor hot tub. The nurse is conducting a sexual history to gain data to create the client's plan of care. Which questions asked by the nurse will elicit the most important client data? Select all that apply.

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1.This is correct. The questions that are asked in a sexual history collect information about the client's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in several domains, because a disturbance in these areas may contribute to development of a sexual or psychological disorder. One of these domains is the ability to establish relationships with others.
2.This is correct. The questions that are asked in a sexual history collect information about the client's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in several domains, because a disturbance in these areas may contribute to development of a sexual or psychological disorder. One of these domains is sexual responsiveness (arousal to appropriate stimuli).
3.This is correct. The questions that are asked in a sexual history collect information about the client's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in several domains, because a disturbance in these areas may contribute to development of a sexual or psychological disorder. One of these domains is gender identity (one's sense of maleness or femaleness).
4.This is incorrect. This question is asking the client about pedophilic disorder, in which the client is sexually aroused by prepubescent or early-pubescent children. This is not the disorder the client is experiencing.

A 32-Year-Old Heterosexual Client Is Arrested for Masturbating While Hiding