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1. d. Regression The nurse is caring for an adult patient with a recent
(Regression is the return to an earli- below-the-knee amputation. During shift report, the
er developmental stage as a means nurse reports that the patient has urinated in the bed
of avoiding unpleasant or unaccept- multiple times since the surgery. The nurse knows
able thoughts. The adult patient which defense mechanism best describes this behav-
recently lost a limb and reverted ior?
to bedwetting as a coping mecha- a. Compensation
nism.) b. Denial
c. Rationalization
d. Regression
2. Compensation _________ refers to a strategy that uses a personal
strength to
counterbalance a weakness or a feeling of inadequacy.
3. denial Refusing to accept a fact or reality as truth is termed
_____.
4. Rationalization _______ is the act of suggesting a different explana-
tion for one
that is painful, negative, or unacceptable.
5. a. Suppression A female patient is admitted to the emergency de-
(Suppression is the conscious de- partment after being raped by a neighbor. The patient
cision to conceal unacceptable or refuses to discuss the circumstances surrounding the
painful thoughts. The patient refus- event with the sexual assault nurse examiner. The nurse
es to talk about the rape possibly be- identifies that the patient is utilizing which defense
cause of the emotional and physical mechanism?
pain associated with the act.) a. Suppression
b. Sublimation
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c. Displacement
d. Rationalization
6. Sublimation _____ is the rechanneling of unacceptable impulses
into socially acceptable activities.
7. Displacement ________ is an unconscious defense mechanism used
to avoid conflict and anxiety by transferring emotions
from one object to another object that produces less
anxiety.
8. Rationalization _____ is the act of suggesting a different explanation
for one that is painful, negative, or unacceptable.
9. b. Referent A patient calls the nurse to report the smell of cigarette
smoke in the bathroom. The nurse recognizes that this
component of the communication process is identified
by which term?
a. Channel
b. Referent
c. Message
d. Feedback
10. Referent, sender, receiver, message, The elements of the communication process include: a
channel, feedback ____ (i.e., event or thought initiating the communica-
tion), a ____ (i.e., person who initiates and encodes
the communication), a ____ (i.e., person who receives
and decodes, or interprets, the communication), the
____ (i.e., information that is communicated), the
____ (i.e., method of communication), and feedback
(i.e., response of the receiver).
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1. d. Regression The nurse is caring for an adult patient with a recent
(Regression is the return to an earli- below-the-knee amputation. During shift report, the
er developmental stage as a means nurse reports that the patient has urinated in the bed
of avoiding unpleasant or unaccept- multiple times since the surgery. The nurse knows
able thoughts. The adult patient which defense mechanism best describes this behav-
recently lost a limb and reverted ior?
to bedwetting as a coping mecha- a. Compensation
nism.) b. Denial
c. Rationalization
d. Regression
2. Compensation _________ refers to a strategy that uses a personal
strength to
counterbalance a weakness or a feeling of inadequacy.
3. denial Refusing to accept a fact or reality as truth is termed
_____.
4. Rationalization _______ is the act of suggesting a different explana-
tion for one
that is painful, negative, or unacceptable.
5. a. Suppression A female patient is admitted to the emergency de-
(Suppression is the conscious de- partment after being raped by a neighbor. The patient
cision to conceal unacceptable or refuses to discuss the circumstances surrounding the
painful thoughts. The patient refus- event with the sexual assault nurse examiner. The nurse
es to talk about the rape possibly be- identifies that the patient is utilizing which defense
cause of the emotional and physical mechanism?
pain associated with the act.) a. Suppression
b. Sublimation
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c. Displacement
d. Rationalization
6. Sublimation _____ is the rechanneling of unacceptable impulses
into socially acceptable activities.
7. Displacement ________ is an unconscious defense mechanism used
to avoid conflict and anxiety by transferring emotions
from one object to another object that produces less
anxiety.
8. Rationalization _____ is the act of suggesting a different explanation
for one that is painful, negative, or unacceptable.
9. b. Referent A patient calls the nurse to report the smell of cigarette
smoke in the bathroom. The nurse recognizes that this
component of the communication process is identified
by which term?
a. Channel
b. Referent
c. Message
d. Feedback
10. Referent, sender, receiver, message, The elements of the communication process include: a
channel, feedback ____ (i.e., event or thought initiating the communica-
tion), a ____ (i.e., person who initiates and encodes
the communication), a ____ (i.e., person who receives
and decodes, or interprets, the communication), the
____ (i.e., information that is communicated), the
____ (i.e., method of communication), and feedback
(i.e., response of the receiver).
