RN Mental Health Nursing 2023/2024 (100% Errorless Answers)

Altruism as defense mechanism correct answers healthy* reaching out to others Sublimation correct answers healthy* Unconsciously substituting acceptable forms of expression Suppression correct answers Voluntarily denying unpleasant thoughts and feelings Repression correct answers Intermediate* Putting unacceptable ideas, thoughts, and emotions out of conscious awareness ("forgetting") Displacement correct answers Intermediate* Shifting feelings to a less threatening object, person, or situation Reaction Formation correct answers Intermediate* overcompensating or demonstrating the opposite behavior of what is felt Undoing correct answers Intermediate* Performing an act to make up for prior behavior Rationalization correct answers Intermediate* Creating reasonable and acceptable explanations for unacceptable behavior Dissociation correct answers Immature* Temporary blocking memories and perceptions from consciousness Splitting correct answers Immature* Disability to reconcile positive and negative attributes Projection correct answers Immature* Blaming others for unacceptable thoughts and feelings Denial correct answers Immature* Pretending the truth is not reality Regression correct answers Demonstrating the behavior from an earlier developmental stage "childlike" Nurse-client relationship correct answers 1. purposeful and goal oriented 2. well-defined with clear boundaries 3. structured to meet the clients needs 4. safe, confidential, reliable, and consistent