Answer to Question 1
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Denial is the unconscious refusal to admit an unacceptable idea or behavior, as shown in this example. Compensation refers to covering a weakness by overemphasizing a desirable trait. Intellectualization involves using a logical explanation without expressing emotion or affect. Reaction formation is a conscious behavior that is the opposite of an unconscious feeling.
Answer to Question 2
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Therapeutic communication occurs with the purpose of helping patients. It is patient-centered, structured, and goal-directed. It is not expected to meet the needs of the nurse or to include mutual self-disclosure. These are characteristics of social communication. The nurse maintains objectivity, rather than emotional distance.
Stages of endometrial cancer. Stage I: Mutated cells arise from glandular epithelium of the endometr
Breast surgery. Surgical removal of all or part of the breast is a treatment against the spread of b
Breast cancer. Notice the tumor growing within a lactiferous gland, which occurs in infiltrating duc
The reminder card should be completed and handed to the patient after the appointment is scheduled.
A histologic slide showing the sponge-like architecture of a patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
Severe periodontitis in a patient with uncontrolled diabetes.