Author Question: A 60-year-old male attends a smoking cessation class. He tells the nurse, Even though I smoke, I ... (Read 72 times)

strangeaffliction · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A 60-year-old male attends a smoking cessation class. He tells the nurse, Even though I smoke, I don't smoke around children, in my car, or in my house Which defense mechanism is this male exhibiting?

a. Displacement
b. Rationalization
c. Denial
d. Repression

Question 2

The nurse is working on an orthopedic unit in the local hospital. While assessing her patient the patient states,

Ever since we had the earthquake in California I can't sleep for fear of another one happening during the night, and I just keep having flashbacks of the earthquake. The nurse knows that these patient statements are most consistent with:
a. Anxiety
b. Lack of coping skills
c. Post-traumatic stress disorder
d. Crisis