During a routine physical examination,a preadolescent 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 plans 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. The client is a preadolescent female who wants to look like the girls on the covers of fashion magazines. The client may be demonstrating unrealistic behavior; however, the risk factors are the client's age, gender, and desire to look like those in fashion magazines. No information is given about the family's 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. The client is a preadolescent female who wants to look like the girls on the covers of fashion magazines. The client may be demonstrating unrealistic behavior; however, the risk factors are the client's age, gender, and desire to look like those in fashion magazines. No information is given about the family's 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. The client is a preadolescent female who wants to look like the girls on the covers of fashion magazines. The client may be demonstrating unrealistic behavior; however, the risk factors are the client's age, gender, and desire to look like those in fashion magazines. No information is given about the family's 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. The client is a preadolescent female who wants to look like the girls on the covers of fashion magazines. The client may be demonstrating unrealistic behavior; however, the risk factors are the client's age, gender, and desire to look like those in fashion magazines. No information is given about the family's 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 Tells the Nurse,"I Am