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NURS 344 Exam 1 Questions and Correct
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Compensation
Ans: Process by which a person makes up for a real of
perceived weakness by emphasizing a characteristic he regards
as an asset
Example of compensation
Ans: A physical handicapped boy is unable to participate in
football, so he compensates by becoming a great scholar
Denial
Ans: Refusing to acknowledge the existence of a real situation
or the significance of (minimizing) the situation
Example of denial
Ans: A man who drinks alcohol every day, and cannot stop,
fails to acknowledge that he has a problem
Displacement
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Ans: The shift of feelings from one target to another that is
considered less threatening or that is neutral
Example of displacement
Ans: A husband may be angry at his supervisor at work but
picks a fight with his wife when he arrives home fr om work
Dissociation
Ans: The separation of a group of mental or behavioral
processes from the rest of the person's consciousness
Example of dissociation
Ans: A woman is brought to an emergency room and is unable
to explain who she is
Identification
Ans: Process by which a person attempts to acquire certain
attributes, thoughts, mannerisms or tastes of someone he
admires in order to increase his own self-worth
Example of identification
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Ans: A teenage girl has her hair styled similar to Miss America
and takes up tennis, a sport in which Miss America excels
Intellectualization
Ans: An attempt to avoid experiencing disturbing feelings by
using the intellectual processes of logic, reasoning and analysis
Example of intellectualization
Ans: A person who has just been diagnosed with cancer
carefully explains the pathophysiological processes of cancer to
his parents and children
Introjection
Ans: Intense form of identification in which a person
incorporates characteristics or values of another person or
group into his own ego structure. Incorporation, another
defense mechanism, is an even more intense form of
identification when one takes on whole aspects of a person
Example of introjection
Ans: A child integrates his parents' value system and tells
another child not to cheat because it is wrong
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Isolation
Ans: Separating a thought or memory from feelings or
emotions associated with it
Example of isolation
Ans: A woman describes what happened when she was raped
without showing any emotion
Projection
Ans: Attributing one's thoughts or impulses to another person.
Through this process one can attribute intolerable wishes,
feelings or motivations to another person
Example of projection
Ans: A woman who denies she has sexual feelings toward her
son's coach accuses the coach of flirting with her and tells
others he is trying to seduce her
Rationalization
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NURS 344 Exam 1 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Compensation
Ans: Process by which a person makes up for a real of
perceived weakness by emphasizing a characteristic he regards
as an asset
Example of compensation
Ans: A physical handicapped boy is unable to participate in
football, so he compensates by becoming a great scholar
Denial
Ans: Refusing to acknowledge the existence of a real situation
or the significance of (minimizing) the situation
Example of denial
Ans: A man who drinks alcohol every day, and cannot stop,
fails to acknowledge that he has a problem
Displacement
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Ans: The shift of feelings from one target to another that is
considered less threatening or that is neutral
Example of displacement
Ans: A husband may be angry at his supervisor at work but
picks a fight with his wife when he arrives home fr om work
Dissociation
Ans: The separation of a group of mental or behavioral
processes from the rest of the person's consciousness
Example of dissociation
Ans: A woman is brought to an emergency room and is unable
to explain who she is
Identification
Ans: Process by which a person attempts to acquire certain
attributes, thoughts, mannerisms or tastes of someone he
admires in order to increase his own self-worth
Example of identification
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Ans: A teenage girl has her hair styled similar to Miss America
and takes up tennis, a sport in which Miss America excels
Intellectualization
Ans: An attempt to avoid experiencing disturbing feelings by
using the intellectual processes of logic, reasoning and analysis
Example of intellectualization
Ans: A person who has just been diagnosed with cancer
carefully explains the pathophysiological processes of cancer to
his parents and children
Introjection
Ans: Intense form of identification in which a person
incorporates characteristics or values of another person or
group into his own ego structure. Incorporation, another
defense mechanism, is an even more intense form of
identification when one takes on whole aspects of a person
Example of introjection
Ans: A child integrates his parents' value system and tells
another child not to cheat because it is wrong
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Isolation
Ans: Separating a thought or memory from feelings or
emotions associated with it
Example of isolation
Ans: A woman describes what happened when she was raped
without showing any emotion
Projection
Ans: Attributing one's thoughts or impulses to another person.
Through this process one can attribute intolerable wishes,
feelings or motivations to another person
Example of projection
Ans: A woman who denies she has sexual feelings toward her
son's coach accuses the coach of flirting with her and tells
others he is trying to seduce her
Rationalization
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