Psychiatric Nursing 9 - Stress and Defense Mechanisms
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1. By which of the following processes does a client conceal the true motivations for is thoughts, actions, or feelings? *
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2. One day a male client with the diagnoses of borderline personality disorder describes a situation that happened at work when his immediate supervisor reprimanded him for not completing an assignment. He explains that it was not his fault and states, “People get angry and take it out on me.” The nurse recognizes that the client is using the defense mechanism called: *
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3. A person who habitually expresses anxiety through physical symptoms is using: *
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4. When teaching about child abuse, the nurse includes the fact that the defense mechanism most often used by the physically abusive individual is: *
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5. When upset, the patient curls into a fetal position in bed. The nurse judges the patient to be exhibiting: *
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6. A chain smoker usually uses the defense mechanism known as: *
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7. A client was quite upset the entire time she was pregnant and made it clear she did not want her unborn child. However, after the birth, she becomes overly protective and refuses to let anyone else near the infant. The nurse recognizes this as the use of which defense mechanism? *
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8. After an argument with his father, a boy goes to his room and kicked his door, is an example of which defense mechanism? *
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9. In severe, major depression, which of the following defense mechanisms is most prominent? *
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10. A young school teacher adopts his former mentor’s teaching style when conducting class sessions is an example of: *
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11. Sofia was very kind to her intelligent sister but deep inside had hostile feelings towards her. She is manifesting what type of defense mechanism? *
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12. Alcoholics commonly use a defense mechanism known as: *
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13. Which of the following situations is an example of displacement? *
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14. A defense mechanism used by patient with borderline personality disorder is reaction formation which is described in one of the following statements: *
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15. When asked by the nurse about his childhood, Eyron replied, “I’d rather not talk about it right now, maybe next time.” This is an example of defense mechanism known as: *
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