Lila's three-year-old daughter is an only child who recently ...

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Lila's three-year-old daughter is an only child who recently started day care. It was only 6 months ago that Lila had toilet trained her daughter. After 1 week in the day care, her daughter has started wetting herself and crawling.
 
  Her mother has become quite concerned. The school nurse explained to her that her daughter probably is experiencing:
  A.
  Regression.
  B.
  Depression.
  C.
  Manipulation.
  D.
  Compensation.

Question 2

Audrey, a mental health nurse, has noticed that every day prior to going to work, she starts off with headaches, loose stools, episodes of feeling light-headed, and other disorders.
 
  These symptoms may be an expression of emotional disturbances. Audrey is aware she could be experiencing:
  A.
  Isolation.
  B.
  Repression.
  C.
  Splitting.
  D.
  Conversion.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The child is emotionally returning to an early time in her life when there was far less stress.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The patient's anxiety about going to work can be channeled into physical symptoms; once the anxiety of work is reduced, the physical symptoms disappear.