Author Question: A teenaged girl is discussing her recent breakup with her boyfriend. She tells the nurse she just ... (Read 88 times)

TVarnum · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A teenaged girl is discussing her recent breakup with her boyfriend. She tells the nurse she just stays in bed all day and cannot seem to feel any better. She says she is only relieved of the pain while sleeping.

The nurse identifies this coping strategy as:

A) avoidance coping
B) buffering
C) chronic stress
D) adaptation

Question 2

The patient asks the nurse what she should do about a skin lesion she is very worried about. The nurse suggests the patient should notify her physician for a diagnosis.

The patient is relieved and states she will make an appointment. This type of activity is considered:

A) coping
B) buffering
C) appraisal
D) secondary appraisal