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Caiter2013

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A client is diagnosed with cancer and uses denial to protect the mind from the anxiety of the condition. The client has used which process to deal with the situation?
 
  a. adaptive measures c. defense mechanisms
  b. crisis interventions d. maladaptive measures

Question 2

A student nurse can cope with the stressors of test anxiety by using relaxation, behavioral changes, and support networks. Which of these processes is a work in this situation?
 
  a. adaptive measures c. denial
  b. defense mechanisms d. maladaptive measures



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Answer to Question 1

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Using defense mechanisms such as denial or rationalization is a universal way in which a person's mind protects itself against anxiety; these mechanisms are not consciously chosen but activate automatically to help maintain psychological homeostasis.

Answer to Question 2

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People use adaptive measures to deal directly with a stressful situation or the symptoms the situation produces; these measures require minimal expenditure of energy and include relaxation, behavioral changes, and support networks.



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