Author Question: A patient has been instructed to use crutches in order to rest an injured foot. At a follow-up ... (Read 31 times)

casperchen82 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A patient has been instructed to use crutches in order to rest an injured foot. At a follow-up appointment, the patient admits to beginning a walking program. A nurse can assess this behavior as evidence the patient is employing:

a. projection.
b. regression.
c. rationalization.
d. compensation.

Question 2

A finding of the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study was that during the last year, of the people who reported symptoms indicative of psychiatric diagnosis, only ___________________ _ percent had received any kind of treatment.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

ambernicolefink · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
The patient uses compensation in an attempt to prove that he or she is healthy and in control of his or her body.

Answer to Question 2

20
twenty