NU 136 UNIT 1 STUDY GUIDE EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
acute illness correct answers >> A sudden illness from which
a person is expected to recover
chronic illness correct answers >> an on-going illness, slow
or gradual in onset; it has no known cure; it can be controlled and
complications prevented with proper treatment
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) correct answers >>
Seyle's concept that the body responds to stress with alarm,
resistance and exhaustion
Repression (defense mechanism) correct answers >> YOU
FORGET THE NAME OF SOMEONE FOR WHOM YOU HAVE INTENSE
NEGATIVE FEELING TOWARDS.
Denial (defense mechanism) correct answers >> - Refusing
to acknowledge the existence of a real situation or the feelings
associated with it.
EX: A women drinks alcohol every day and cannot stop, failing to
acknowledge that she has a problem.
,projection (defense mechanism) correct answers >> -
Attributing feelings or impulses unacceptable to ones self to
another person.
EX: Sue feels a strong sexual attraction to her track coach and
tells her friend, "Hes coming on to me!"
reaction formation (defense mechanism) correct answers >>
- Preventing unacceptable thoughts or behaviors from being
expressed by exaggerating opposite thoughts or types of
behaviors.
EX: Jane hates nursing. She attended nursing school to please her
parents. During career day, she speaks to prospective students
about the excellence of nursing as a career.
Regression (defense mechanism) correct answers >> -
Responding to stress by retreating to an earlier level of
development and the comfort measures associated with that level
of functioning.
EX: When 2 year old Jay is hospitalized for tonsillitis he will drink
only from a bottle, although his mother states he has been
drinking from a cup for over 6 months.
Rationalization (defense mechanism) correct answers >> -
Attempting to make excuses or formulate logical reasons to
justifying unacceptable feelings or behaviors.
, EX: John tells the rehab nurse, "I drink because its the only way I
can deal with my bad marriage and awful job."
IDENTIFICATION (DEFENSE MECHANISM) correct answers >>
MODELING BEHAVIOR AFTER SOMEONE ELSE
A 6 YEAR OLD GIRL DRESSES UP IN HER MOMS DRESS
displacement (defense mechanism) correct answers >> - The
transfer of feelings from one target to another that is considered
less threatening or that is neutral.
EX: A client is angry at his doctor, does not express it, but
becomes verbally abusive with the nurse.
sublimation (defense mechanism) correct answers >> -
Rechanneling of drives or impulses that are personally or socially
unacceptable into activities that are constructive.
EX: Mom of son killed by drunk driver, president of MADD.
TRANSITION STAGE OF ILLNESS correct answers >> DENY
FEELING ILL BUT RECOGNIZE THAT SYMPTOMS OF AN ILLNESS
ARE PRESENT.
Acceptance stage correct answers >> Acknowledge illness
and take measures to become well
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
acute illness correct answers >> A sudden illness from which
a person is expected to recover
chronic illness correct answers >> an on-going illness, slow
or gradual in onset; it has no known cure; it can be controlled and
complications prevented with proper treatment
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) correct answers >>
Seyle's concept that the body responds to stress with alarm,
resistance and exhaustion
Repression (defense mechanism) correct answers >> YOU
FORGET THE NAME OF SOMEONE FOR WHOM YOU HAVE INTENSE
NEGATIVE FEELING TOWARDS.
Denial (defense mechanism) correct answers >> - Refusing
to acknowledge the existence of a real situation or the feelings
associated with it.
EX: A women drinks alcohol every day and cannot stop, failing to
acknowledge that she has a problem.
,projection (defense mechanism) correct answers >> -
Attributing feelings or impulses unacceptable to ones self to
another person.
EX: Sue feels a strong sexual attraction to her track coach and
tells her friend, "Hes coming on to me!"
reaction formation (defense mechanism) correct answers >>
- Preventing unacceptable thoughts or behaviors from being
expressed by exaggerating opposite thoughts or types of
behaviors.
EX: Jane hates nursing. She attended nursing school to please her
parents. During career day, she speaks to prospective students
about the excellence of nursing as a career.
Regression (defense mechanism) correct answers >> -
Responding to stress by retreating to an earlier level of
development and the comfort measures associated with that level
of functioning.
EX: When 2 year old Jay is hospitalized for tonsillitis he will drink
only from a bottle, although his mother states he has been
drinking from a cup for over 6 months.
Rationalization (defense mechanism) correct answers >> -
Attempting to make excuses or formulate logical reasons to
justifying unacceptable feelings or behaviors.
, EX: John tells the rehab nurse, "I drink because its the only way I
can deal with my bad marriage and awful job."
IDENTIFICATION (DEFENSE MECHANISM) correct answers >>
MODELING BEHAVIOR AFTER SOMEONE ELSE
A 6 YEAR OLD GIRL DRESSES UP IN HER MOMS DRESS
displacement (defense mechanism) correct answers >> - The
transfer of feelings from one target to another that is considered
less threatening or that is neutral.
EX: A client is angry at his doctor, does not express it, but
becomes verbally abusive with the nurse.
sublimation (defense mechanism) correct answers >> -
Rechanneling of drives or impulses that are personally or socially
unacceptable into activities that are constructive.
EX: Mom of son killed by drunk driver, president of MADD.
TRANSITION STAGE OF ILLNESS correct answers >> DENY
FEELING ILL BUT RECOGNIZE THAT SYMPTOMS OF AN ILLNESS
ARE PRESENT.
Acceptance stage correct answers >> Acknowledge illness
and take measures to become well
