Author Question: In the assault cycle, people are unable to listen to reason, follow directions, or engage in mental ... (Read 73 times)

Beheh · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

In the assault cycle, people are unable to listen to reason, follow directions, or engage in mental exercises during the stage of

1. crisis.
2. trigger.
3. recovery.
4. escalation.

Question 2

The nurse has recently set limits for a patient with borderline personality disorder. The patient tells the nurse, You used to care about me. I thought you were wonderful. Now I can see I was mistaken. You're hateful..

Which phenomenon is represented by this response? a. Splitting
b. Denial
c. Reaction formation
d. Projection

miss_1456@hotmail.com · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1
Characteristics of the crisis stage in the assault cycle

Answer to Question 2

A
Splitting involves an inability to recognize that an individual can have both positive and negative qualities. Instead, when a person exhibits positive qualities, the patient idealizes that person, and when the person displeases the patient, the patient denigrates that same person. In this case, the patient is switching from idealization to denigration in response to a perceived negative aspect of the nurse. Denial is a defense mechanism wherein anxiety is reduced by blocking awareness or acceptance of whatever is causing the anxiety. Reaction formation involves unconsciously doing the opposite of an anxiety-provoking impulse. Projection is a defense mechanism wherein the person denies that the anxiety-provoking urge or thought exists and instead projects it onto others, so that the patient perceives others as having the thought or urge that is really their own (but unacceptable for them to face).