Families in poverty may consider that the health care providers themselves are stressors. What might the family have assumed about the tendency of at least some health care providers?
A. Blaming the victims for their problems
B. Expecting the family to know all the resources in their community
C. Planning for the short term with no recognition of long-term needs
D. Waiting for the family to decide what should be done
Question 2
The 19-year-old daughter walked in with her baby balanced on her hip. The mother immediately stated, This whole thing is all your fault. Why are you still in this house?
The 19-year-old daughter turned around and walked out the front door with her baby. Why would the mother say such a thing to her daughter?
A. Because the 19-year-old daughter created the problem, she should be the one to cope with it.
B. The mother is jealous that her 19-year-old daughter is young and fertile, whereas the mother is much older and perhaps less attractive.
C. Scapegoating and distancing are an attempt to decrease overwhelming anxiety.
D. The fight had begun earlier and the nurse just witnessed a part of the conversation.
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