NU 136 UNIT 1 STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
acuteAillnessA-AcorrectAanswersAAsuddenAillnessAfromAwhichAaApersonAisAexpectedAtoArecover
chronicAillnessA-AcorrectAanswersanAon-
goingAillness,AslowAorAgradualAinAonset;AitAhasAnoAknownAcure;AitAcanAbeAcontrolledAandAcompli
cationsApreventedAwithAproperAtreatment
GeneralAAdaptationASyndromeA(GAS)A-
AcorrectAanswersSeyle'sAconceptAthatAtheAbodyArespondsAtoAstressAwithAalarm,AresistanceAandA
exhaustion
RepressionA(defenseAmechanism)A-
AcorrectAanswersYOUAFORGETATHEANAMEAOFASOMEONEAFORAWHOMAYOUAHAVEAINTENSEANE
GATIVEAFEELINGATOWARDS.
DenialA(defenseAmechanism)A-AcorrectAanswers-
ARefusingAtoAacknowledgeAtheAexistenceAofAaArealAsituationAorAtheAfeelingsAassociatedAwithAit.
EX:AAAwomenAdrinksAalcoholAeveryAdayAandAcannotAstop,AfailingAtoAacknowledgeAthatAsheAhasA
aAproblem.
projectionA(defenseAmechanism)A-AcorrectAanswers-
AAttributingAfeelingsAorAimpulsesAunacceptableAtoAonesAselfAtoAanotherAperson.
EX:ASueAfeelsAaAstrongAsexualAattractionAtoAherAtrackAcoachAandAtellsAherAfriend,A"HesAcomingAo
nAtoAme!"
reactionAformationA(defenseAmechanism)A-AcorrectAanswers-
APreventingAunacceptableAthoughtsAorAbehaviorsAfromAbeingAexpressedAbyAexaggeratingAoppo
siteAthoughtsAorAtypesAofAbehaviors.
EX:AJaneAhatesAnursing.ASheAattendedAnursingAschoolAtoApleaseAherAparents.ADuringAcareerAday
,AsheAspeaksAtoAprospectiveAstudentsAaboutAtheAexcellenceAofAnursingAasAaAcareer.
RegressionA(defenseAmechanism)A-AcorrectAanswers-
ARespondingAtoAstressAbyAretreatingAtoAanAearlierAlevelAofAdevelopmentAandAtheAcomfortAmeas
uresAassociatedAwithAthatAlevelAofAfunctioning.
, EX:AWhenA2AyearAoldAJayAisAhospitalizedAforAtonsillitisAheAwillAdrinkAonlyAfromAaAbottle,Aalthoug
hAhisAmotherAstatesAheAhasAbeenAdrinkingAfromAaAcupAforAoverA6Amonths.
RationalizationA(defenseAmechanism)A-AcorrectAanswers-
AAttemptingAtoAmakeAexcusesAorAformulateAlogicalAreasonsAtoAjustifyingAunacceptableAfeelingsA
orAbehaviors.
EX:AJohnAtellsAtheArehabAnurse,A"IAdrinkAbecauseAitsAtheAonlyAwayAIAcanAdealAwithAmyAbadAmarri
ageAandAawfulAjob."
IDENTIFICATIONA(DEFENSEAMECHANISM)A-
AcorrectAanswersMODELINGABEHAVIORAAFTERASOMEONEAELSE
AA6AYEARAOLDAGIRLADRESSESAUPAINAHERAMOMSADRESS
displacementA(defenseAmechanism)A-AcorrectAanswers-
ATheAtransferAofAfeelingsAfromAoneAtargetAtoAanotherAthatAisAconsideredAlessAthreateningAorAth
atAisAneutral.
EX:AAAclientAisAangryAatAhisAdoctor,AdoesAnotAexpressAit,AbutAbecomesAverballyAabusiveAwithAthe
Anurse.
sublimationA(defenseAmechanism)A-AcorrectAanswers-
ARechannelingAofAdrivesAorAimpulsesAthatAareApersonallyAorAsociallyAunacceptableAintoAactivitie
sAthatAareAconstructive.
EX:AMomAofAsonAkilledAbyAdrunkAdriver,ApresidentAofAMADD.
TRANSITIONASTAGEAOFAILLNESSA-
AcorrectAanswersDENYAFEELINGAILLABUTARECOGNIZEATHATASYMPTOMSAOFAANAILLNESSAAREAPR
ESENT.
AcceptanceAstageA-AcorrectAanswersAcknowledgeAillnessAandAtakeAmeasuresAtoAbecomeAwell
CONVALESCENCEASTAGEAOFAILLNESSA-
AcorrectAanswersPROCESSAOFARECOVERINGAAFTERATHEAILLNESSAANDAREGAININGAHEALTH
alarmAstageAofAGASA-AcorrectAanswersfightAorAflightAresponse
StageAofAResistanceA(GAS)A-
AcorrectAanswersTheAactivityAofAtheAnervousAandAendocrineAsystemsAinAreturningAtheAbodyAtoA
homeostasis
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
acuteAillnessA-AcorrectAanswersAAsuddenAillnessAfromAwhichAaApersonAisAexpectedAtoArecover
chronicAillnessA-AcorrectAanswersanAon-
goingAillness,AslowAorAgradualAinAonset;AitAhasAnoAknownAcure;AitAcanAbeAcontrolledAandAcompli
cationsApreventedAwithAproperAtreatment
GeneralAAdaptationASyndromeA(GAS)A-
AcorrectAanswersSeyle'sAconceptAthatAtheAbodyArespondsAtoAstressAwithAalarm,AresistanceAandA
exhaustion
RepressionA(defenseAmechanism)A-
AcorrectAanswersYOUAFORGETATHEANAMEAOFASOMEONEAFORAWHOMAYOUAHAVEAINTENSEANE
GATIVEAFEELINGATOWARDS.
DenialA(defenseAmechanism)A-AcorrectAanswers-
ARefusingAtoAacknowledgeAtheAexistenceAofAaArealAsituationAorAtheAfeelingsAassociatedAwithAit.
EX:AAAwomenAdrinksAalcoholAeveryAdayAandAcannotAstop,AfailingAtoAacknowledgeAthatAsheAhasA
aAproblem.
projectionA(defenseAmechanism)A-AcorrectAanswers-
AAttributingAfeelingsAorAimpulsesAunacceptableAtoAonesAselfAtoAanotherAperson.
EX:ASueAfeelsAaAstrongAsexualAattractionAtoAherAtrackAcoachAandAtellsAherAfriend,A"HesAcomingAo
nAtoAme!"
reactionAformationA(defenseAmechanism)A-AcorrectAanswers-
APreventingAunacceptableAthoughtsAorAbehaviorsAfromAbeingAexpressedAbyAexaggeratingAoppo
siteAthoughtsAorAtypesAofAbehaviors.
EX:AJaneAhatesAnursing.ASheAattendedAnursingAschoolAtoApleaseAherAparents.ADuringAcareerAday
,AsheAspeaksAtoAprospectiveAstudentsAaboutAtheAexcellenceAofAnursingAasAaAcareer.
RegressionA(defenseAmechanism)A-AcorrectAanswers-
ARespondingAtoAstressAbyAretreatingAtoAanAearlierAlevelAofAdevelopmentAandAtheAcomfortAmeas
uresAassociatedAwithAthatAlevelAofAfunctioning.
, EX:AWhenA2AyearAoldAJayAisAhospitalizedAforAtonsillitisAheAwillAdrinkAonlyAfromAaAbottle,Aalthoug
hAhisAmotherAstatesAheAhasAbeenAdrinkingAfromAaAcupAforAoverA6Amonths.
RationalizationA(defenseAmechanism)A-AcorrectAanswers-
AAttemptingAtoAmakeAexcusesAorAformulateAlogicalAreasonsAtoAjustifyingAunacceptableAfeelingsA
orAbehaviors.
EX:AJohnAtellsAtheArehabAnurse,A"IAdrinkAbecauseAitsAtheAonlyAwayAIAcanAdealAwithAmyAbadAmarri
ageAandAawfulAjob."
IDENTIFICATIONA(DEFENSEAMECHANISM)A-
AcorrectAanswersMODELINGABEHAVIORAAFTERASOMEONEAELSE
AA6AYEARAOLDAGIRLADRESSESAUPAINAHERAMOMSADRESS
displacementA(defenseAmechanism)A-AcorrectAanswers-
ATheAtransferAofAfeelingsAfromAoneAtargetAtoAanotherAthatAisAconsideredAlessAthreateningAorAth
atAisAneutral.
EX:AAAclientAisAangryAatAhisAdoctor,AdoesAnotAexpressAit,AbutAbecomesAverballyAabusiveAwithAthe
Anurse.
sublimationA(defenseAmechanism)A-AcorrectAanswers-
ARechannelingAofAdrivesAorAimpulsesAthatAareApersonallyAorAsociallyAunacceptableAintoAactivitie
sAthatAareAconstructive.
EX:AMomAofAsonAkilledAbyAdrunkAdriver,ApresidentAofAMADD.
TRANSITIONASTAGEAOFAILLNESSA-
AcorrectAanswersDENYAFEELINGAILLABUTARECOGNIZEATHATASYMPTOMSAOFAANAILLNESSAAREAPR
ESENT.
AcceptanceAstageA-AcorrectAanswersAcknowledgeAillnessAandAtakeAmeasuresAtoAbecomeAwell
CONVALESCENCEASTAGEAOFAILLNESSA-
AcorrectAanswersPROCESSAOFARECOVERINGAAFTERATHEAILLNESSAANDAREGAININGAHEALTH
alarmAstageAofAGASA-AcorrectAanswersfightAorAflightAresponse
StageAofAResistanceA(GAS)A-
AcorrectAanswersTheAactivityAofAtheAnervousAandAendocrineAsystemsAinAreturningAtheAbodyAtoA
homeostasis