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bobypop

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on: Jul 19, 2018
A nurse observes four individuals in a waiting room. In which scenarios is an individual communicating a message? Select all that apply.
 
  A) A mother scolds her son and grounds him.
  B) A teenaged boy isolates himself on a sofa and listens to his headset.
  C) A biker sports a tattoo of an eagle on his bicep.
  D) An elderly man reads a magazine.

Question 2

A patient addicted to both alcohol and benzodiazepines tells a nurse, I can control my drug use anytime I want to.. This statement is an example of the patient's use of:
 
  a. denial.
  b. repression.
  c. compensation.
  d. reaction formation.


Sarahjh

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A, B, C

Answer to Question 2

A
Believing one can control drug use despite addiction is based in the coping mechanism of denial. Denial, rationalization, and minimization are coping mechanisms often used by patients who abuse drugs or alcohol.


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