Author Question: Clients undergoing stress may have periods of regression. The nurse assesses this regressive ... (Read 29 times)

sammy · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Clients undergoing stress may have periods of regression. The nurse assesses this regressive be-havior in the situation where:

1. An adult client exercises to the point of fatigue
2. An 8-year-old child sucks his thumb and wets the bed
3. An adult client avoids speaking about health concerns
4. An 11-year-old child experiences stomach cramps and headaches

Question 2

A mother and her child sit in a playroom on the pediatric unit. The boy wants to play with a toy that another child has but the mother says no. The child cries, throws a block, and runs over to kick the door. This child is using a mechanism known as:

1. Displacement
2. Compensation
3. Conversion
4. Denial

nekcihc358 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 2
Regression is coping with a stressor through actions and behaviors associated with an earlier de-velopmental period, such as an 8-year-old child sucking his thumb and wetting the bed. An adult client who exercises to the point of fatigue is not demonstrating regression. An adult client who avoids speaking about health concerns may be using denial as a coping mechanism. An 11-year-old who develops stomach cramps and headaches is an example of conversion.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1
Displacement is transferring emotions, ideas, or wishes from a stressful situation to a less anxie-ty-producing substitute. Compensation is making up for a deficiency in one aspect of self-image by strongly emphasizing a feature considered an asset. Conversion is unconsciously repressing an anxiety-producing emotional conflict and transforming it into nonorganic symptoms. Denial is avoiding emotional conflicts by refusing to consciously acknowledge anything that might cause intolerable emotional pain.