When a client who has immigrated from India tells the nurse that ...

[Diane]

When a client who has immigrated from India tells the nurse that his entire family uses Ayurvedic
  medicine, the nurse should understand that conventional medical treatment most acceptable to the
  client will be that which
 
  a. is holistic.
  b. focuses on cure rather than prevention.
  c. offers synthetic medication rather than natural remedies.
  d. stresses group responsibility for health rather than individual responsibility.

Question 2

A rather unattractive woman repeatedly tells her husband that although she is not beautiful, she is
  smart. This is an example of an attempt at
 
  a. repression.
  b. compensation.
  c. identification.
  d. devaluation.

[owenfalvey]

Answer to Question 1

A
Ayurvedic medicine, which originated in India, stresses individual responsibility for health, is
holistic, promotes prevention, recognizes the uniqueness of the individual, and offers natural
methods of treatment.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Compensation is an unconscious process that allows us to make up for deficits in one area by
excelling in another area to raise self-esteem. Option A: Repression unconsciously puts an idea,
event, or feeling out of awareness. Option C: Identification is an unconscious mechanism calling for
imitation of mannerisms or behaviors of another. Option D: Devaluation occurs when the individual
attributes negative qualities to self or others.