A nurse is reviewing the assessment findings of several patients. ...

[olgavictoria]

A nurse is reviewing the assessment findings of several patients. Which patient would the nurse identify as having a type D personality?
 
  A) A man who threatens the receptionist in the emergency department with bodily harm if a doctor does not see him right away
  B) A woman who sits quietly reading in a waiting room before seeing her doctor for her annual physical examination
  C) A quiet teen who drinks a six pack of beer against his better judgment because of peer pressure
  D) A man who reacts negatively to almost everything but never discusses his feelings with anyone

Question 2

Strong psychological responses to physical illness are more common when individuals are threatened with loss of:
 
  a. social relationships
  b. autonomy
  c. life
  d. livelihood

[lou]

Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

C
Having been threatened with the loss of life is much more likely to elicit strong psychological responses. While the threat of loss of autonomy, livelihood, and social relationships can result in some psychological response, strong psychological responses are much more common among those threatened with a loss of life.