Hesi 101module 1 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Question 1 1 / 1 pts The mother of a 3-year-old child tells the nurse that her child hit her doll after the mother scolded her for picking the neighbors’ flowers. Which defense mechanism used by the child does the nurse identify in the mother’s report? Projection Sublimation Correct! Displacement Identification Rationale: The defense mechanism of displacement involves the discharge of intense feelings for one person onto a substitute person or object that is less threatening to s...

Question 1 1 / 1 pts A client with schizophrenia says, “I’m away for the day ... but don’t think we should play … or do we have feet of clay?” Which alteration in the client’s speech does the nurse document? Neologism Word salad Correct! Clang association Associative looseness Rationale: Clang association is the meaningless rhyming of words in which the rhyming is more important than the context of the words. A neologism is a made-up word that has meaning only to the clien...

Question 1 1 / 1 pts The mother of a 3-year-old child tells the nurse that her child hit her doll after the mother scolded her for picking the neighbors’ flowers. Which defense mechanism used by the child does the nurse identify in the mother’s report? Projection Sublimation Correct! Displacement Identification Rationale: The defense mechanism of displacement involves the discharge of intense feelings for one person onto a substitute person or object that is less threatening to s...