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Neebs Fundamentals Of Mental Health Nursing Ch 7 Questions With Correct Answers.
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Neebs Fundamentals Of Mental Health Nursing Ch 7Questions With Correct Answers
adaptation Correct Answer-
coping Correct Answer-the way one adapts to a stressor psychologically,
physically, and behaviorally
defense mechanisms Correct Answer-mental pressure valves; give the
illusion that they are helping to alleviate a persons stress level, when in
reality they mask the stress and may actually end up increasing it; come
out of th ego; unconscious level; purpose is to reduce or eliminate
anxiety
effective coping Correct Answer-skills specifically identified to offer
healthy choices to the patient
ineffective coping Correct Answer-when the techniques people try are
not successful or are hazardous
denial Correct Answer-unconscious refusal to see reality; " I can stop
drinking any time I want"
repression Correct Answer-an unconscious burying or forgetting
mechanism; demonstrating emotions toward a person, but unable to
identify the specific reason
, dissociation Correct Answer-painful events or situations are separated or
dissociated from the conscious mind; out of body experience; patient
who been sexually abused as a child describes it as it happened to a
friend or sibling;
rationalization Correct Answer-substituting acceptable reasons for the
true reasons for personal behavior b/c admitting true reasons is too
threatening; "I failed the test because the teacher wrote bad questions";
"the patient kept interrupting me so I got distracted and he caused me to
make a mistake"
compensation Correct Answer-making up for something a person
perceives as an inadequacy by developing some other desirable trait; a
small boy who wants to be a basketball center, instead, becomes an
honor roll student; the physically unattractive person who wants to
model instead becomes a famous designer
reaction formation (overcompensation) Correct Answer-similar to
compensation, EXCEPT the person usually develops the opposite trait;
the small boy who wants to be a basketball center becomes a political
voice to decrease the emphasis of sports in the elementary grades; the
physically unattractive person who wants to be a model speaks out for
eliminating beauty pageants
regression Correct Answer-emotionally returning to an earlier time in
life when there was far less stress; commonly seen in patients while
hospitalized; individualized; children who are toilet trained beginning to
wet themselves; during serious illness, a patient exhibits behavior more
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