NRS 3016 Final Exam with precise detailed
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Two |staff |nurses |applied |for |promotion |to |nurse |manager. |The |nurse |not |promoted |initially |had
|feelings |of |loss |but |then |became |supportive |of |the |new |manager |by |helping |make |the |transition
|smooth |and |encouraging |others. |Which |term |best |describes |this |nurse's |response?
Answer: |
a. |Sublimation
b. |Altruism
c. |Passive |aggression
d. |Suppression |- |ANSWER-b. |Altruism
Altruism |is |the |mechanism |by |which |an |individual |deals |with |emotional |conflict |by |meeting |the |needs
|of |others |and |vicariously |receiving |gratification |from |the |responses |of |others.
During |the |termination |phase |of |the |nurse-client |relationship, |the |clinic |nurse |observes |that |the |client
|continuously |demonstrates |bursts |of |anger. |The |most |appropriate |interpretation |of |the |behavior |is
|that |the |client...
a. |Requires |further |treatment |and |is |not |ready |to |be |discharged.
b. |Is |displaying |typical |behaviors |that |can |occur |during |termination.
c. |Needs |to |be |referred |to |the |psychiatrist |as |soon |as |possible.
d. |Needs |to |be |admitted |to |the |hospital. |- |ANSWER-b. |Is |displaying |typical |behaviors |that |can |occur
|during |termination.
A |person |who |is |speaking |about |a |rival |for |a |significant |other's |affection |says |in |a |gushy, |syrupy |voice,
|"What |a |lovely |person. |That's |someone |I |simply |adore." |The |individual |is |demonstrating:
a. |Projection
b. |Repression
,c. |Reaction |formation
d. |Denial |- |ANSWER-c. |Reaction |formation
Reaction |formation |is |an |unconscious |mechanism |that |keeps |unacceptable |feelings |out |of |awareness
|by |using |the |opposite |behavior.
Mrs. |F. |has |remained |close |to |the |nurse |all |day. |When |the |nurse |talked |with |other |clients |during
|dinner, |Mrs. |F. |tried |to |regain |the |nurse's |attention |and |began |to |shout, |"You're |just |like |my |mother.
|You |pay |attention |to |everyone |but |me!" |The |best |interpretation |of |this |behavior |is |that...
a. |Mrs. |F. |is |demonstrating |transference.
b. |Mrs. |F. |is |exhibiting |resistance.
c. |Mrs. |F. |has |been |spoiled |by |her |family.
d. |The |nurse |has |failed |to |meet |Mrs. |F's |needs. |- |ANSWER-a. |Mrs. |F. |is |demonstrating |transference.
An |individual |experiences |sexual |dysfunction |and |blames |it |on |a |partner |by |calling |the |person
|unattractive |and |unromantic. |Which |defense |mechanism |is |evident?
a. |Compensation
b. |Regression
c. |Rationalization
d. |Introjection |- |ANSWER-c. |Rationalization
Rationalization |involves |unconsciously |making |excuses |for |one's |behavior, |inadequacies, |or |feelings.
The |client |says |to |the |nurse |"I |am |going |to |die, |I |wish |my |family |would |stop |hoping |for |a |cure! |I |get
|so |angry |when |they |carry |on |like |this! |After |all, |I'm |the |one |who's |dying." |The |most |therapeutic
|response |is:
a. |Have |you |shared |your |feelings |with |your |family?"
b. |"You're |feeling |angry |that |your |family |continues |to |hope |for |you |to |be |cured."
c. |"Well, |it |sounds |like |you're |being |pessimistic. |After |all, |years |ago |people |died |of |pneumonia."
, d. |"I |think |we |should |talk |more |about |your |anger |with |your |family." |- |ANSWER-a. |Have |you |shared
|your |feelings |with |your |family?"
A |person |who |feels |unattractive |repeatedly |says, |"Although |I'm |not |beautiful, |I |am |smart." |This |is |an
|example |of:
a. |Devaluation
b. |Repression
c. |Compensation
d. |Identification |- |ANSWER-c. |Compensation
Compensation |is |an |unconscious |process |that |allows |an |individual |to |make |up |for |deficits |in |one |area
|by |excelling |in |another |area |to |raise |self-esteem.
The |most |therapeutic |response |a |nurse |could |make |to |a |student |who |begins |to |cry |upon |learning
|that |a |failing |grade |was |received |on |a |final |exam |is:
a. |"Failing |an |exam |is |an |upsetting |thing |to |happen."
b. |"You'll |make |it |next |time."
c. |"How |close |were |you |to |passing?"
d. |"It |won't |seem |so |important |5 |years |from |now." |- |ANSWER-a. |"Failing |an |exam |is |an |upsetting
|thing |to |happen."
A |supervisor |assigns |a |worker |a |new |project. |The |worker |initially |agrees |but |feels |resentful. |The |next
|day |when |asked |about |the |project, |the |worker |says, |"I've |been |working |on |other |things." |When
|asked |4 |hours |later, |the |worker |says, |"Someone |else |was |using |the |copier, |so |I |couldn't |finish |it." |The
|worker's |behavior |demonstrates:
a. |Passive |aggression
b. |Projection
c. |Rationalization
d. |Acting |out |- |ANSWER-a.Passive |aggression
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answers
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Two |staff |nurses |applied |for |promotion |to |nurse |manager. |The |nurse |not |promoted |initially |had
|feelings |of |loss |but |then |became |supportive |of |the |new |manager |by |helping |make |the |transition
|smooth |and |encouraging |others. |Which |term |best |describes |this |nurse's |response?
Answer: |
a. |Sublimation
b. |Altruism
c. |Passive |aggression
d. |Suppression |- |ANSWER-b. |Altruism
Altruism |is |the |mechanism |by |which |an |individual |deals |with |emotional |conflict |by |meeting |the |needs
|of |others |and |vicariously |receiving |gratification |from |the |responses |of |others.
During |the |termination |phase |of |the |nurse-client |relationship, |the |clinic |nurse |observes |that |the |client
|continuously |demonstrates |bursts |of |anger. |The |most |appropriate |interpretation |of |the |behavior |is
|that |the |client...
a. |Requires |further |treatment |and |is |not |ready |to |be |discharged.
b. |Is |displaying |typical |behaviors |that |can |occur |during |termination.
c. |Needs |to |be |referred |to |the |psychiatrist |as |soon |as |possible.
d. |Needs |to |be |admitted |to |the |hospital. |- |ANSWER-b. |Is |displaying |typical |behaviors |that |can |occur
|during |termination.
A |person |who |is |speaking |about |a |rival |for |a |significant |other's |affection |says |in |a |gushy, |syrupy |voice,
|"What |a |lovely |person. |That's |someone |I |simply |adore." |The |individual |is |demonstrating:
a. |Projection
b. |Repression
,c. |Reaction |formation
d. |Denial |- |ANSWER-c. |Reaction |formation
Reaction |formation |is |an |unconscious |mechanism |that |keeps |unacceptable |feelings |out |of |awareness
|by |using |the |opposite |behavior.
Mrs. |F. |has |remained |close |to |the |nurse |all |day. |When |the |nurse |talked |with |other |clients |during
|dinner, |Mrs. |F. |tried |to |regain |the |nurse's |attention |and |began |to |shout, |"You're |just |like |my |mother.
|You |pay |attention |to |everyone |but |me!" |The |best |interpretation |of |this |behavior |is |that...
a. |Mrs. |F. |is |demonstrating |transference.
b. |Mrs. |F. |is |exhibiting |resistance.
c. |Mrs. |F. |has |been |spoiled |by |her |family.
d. |The |nurse |has |failed |to |meet |Mrs. |F's |needs. |- |ANSWER-a. |Mrs. |F. |is |demonstrating |transference.
An |individual |experiences |sexual |dysfunction |and |blames |it |on |a |partner |by |calling |the |person
|unattractive |and |unromantic. |Which |defense |mechanism |is |evident?
a. |Compensation
b. |Regression
c. |Rationalization
d. |Introjection |- |ANSWER-c. |Rationalization
Rationalization |involves |unconsciously |making |excuses |for |one's |behavior, |inadequacies, |or |feelings.
The |client |says |to |the |nurse |"I |am |going |to |die, |I |wish |my |family |would |stop |hoping |for |a |cure! |I |get
|so |angry |when |they |carry |on |like |this! |After |all, |I'm |the |one |who's |dying." |The |most |therapeutic
|response |is:
a. |Have |you |shared |your |feelings |with |your |family?"
b. |"You're |feeling |angry |that |your |family |continues |to |hope |for |you |to |be |cured."
c. |"Well, |it |sounds |like |you're |being |pessimistic. |After |all, |years |ago |people |died |of |pneumonia."
, d. |"I |think |we |should |talk |more |about |your |anger |with |your |family." |- |ANSWER-a. |Have |you |shared
|your |feelings |with |your |family?"
A |person |who |feels |unattractive |repeatedly |says, |"Although |I'm |not |beautiful, |I |am |smart." |This |is |an
|example |of:
a. |Devaluation
b. |Repression
c. |Compensation
d. |Identification |- |ANSWER-c. |Compensation
Compensation |is |an |unconscious |process |that |allows |an |individual |to |make |up |for |deficits |in |one |area
|by |excelling |in |another |area |to |raise |self-esteem.
The |most |therapeutic |response |a |nurse |could |make |to |a |student |who |begins |to |cry |upon |learning
|that |a |failing |grade |was |received |on |a |final |exam |is:
a. |"Failing |an |exam |is |an |upsetting |thing |to |happen."
b. |"You'll |make |it |next |time."
c. |"How |close |were |you |to |passing?"
d. |"It |won't |seem |so |important |5 |years |from |now." |- |ANSWER-a. |"Failing |an |exam |is |an |upsetting
|thing |to |happen."
A |supervisor |assigns |a |worker |a |new |project. |The |worker |initially |agrees |but |feels |resentful. |The |next
|day |when |asked |about |the |project, |the |worker |says, |"I've |been |working |on |other |things." |When
|asked |4 |hours |later, |the |worker |says, |"Someone |else |was |using |the |copier, |so |I |couldn't |finish |it." |The
|worker's |behavior |demonstrates:
a. |Passive |aggression
b. |Projection
c. |Rationalization
d. |Acting |out |- |ANSWER-a.Passive |aggression
