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Chapter 1. Examination and Diagnosis of the Psychiatric Patient
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s s twins who respond very differently to stress. One twin becomes anxious
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s s and irritable, and the other withdraws and cries. How should the
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s s nurse explain these different stress responses to the parents?
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, Reactions to stress are relative rather than s s ss s s s s s s s s



1. absolute; individual responses to stress
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ss physiological and psychosocial questions. The client angrily responds,
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s s “I‟m here for my heart, not my head problems.” Which is the nurse‟s
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8. A fourth-grade boy teases ss s s ss s s and makes jokes about a
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s s cute girl in his class. This behavior should
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1. Displacement
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4. Sublimation


9. Which nursing statement about the concept of neurosis is most
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