NUR2459 FINAL TEST PAPER 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED A+
◉ explain reaction formation. Answer: preventing unacceptable
thoughts or behaviors from being expressed by exaggerating
opposite thoughts or types of behaviors.
◉ example of reaction formation. Answer: A girl is angry with
someone, but expresses exaggerated friendliness when she sees her.
◉ explain regression. Answer: sudden use of childlike or earlier
developmental behaviors that do not correlate with age or
developmental stage.
◉ example of regression. Answer: An adult throws a temper tantrum
when she doesn't get her way.
◉ explain repression. Answer: unconsciously putting unacceptable
feelings, ideas and thoughts out of awareness. No memory.
◉ example of repression. Answer: A trauma victim is unable to
remember anything about his accident.
,◉ explain suppression. Answer: voluntary denying or putting away
stressful feelings
◉ example of suppression. Answer: A student states, "I'll worry
about that exam tomorrow."
◉ explain conversion. Answer: responding to stress through the
unconscious development of physical manifestations of illnesses.
◉ example of conversion. Answer: A girl is unable to speak just
before she is to try out for chorus.
◉ explain splitting. Answer: demonstrating an inability to reconcile
negative and positive attributes of self to others.
◉ example of splitting. Answer: Someone says she has the best
friend ever, until her friend is not able to attend her party. Then she
says she never wants to see her again.
◉ explain sublimation. Answer: dealing with unacceptable feelings
or impulses by unconsciously substituting acceptable forms of
expression
,◉ example of sublimation. Answer: A mother whose child has cystic
fibrosis, develops a support group for other parents with children
diagnosed with the illness.
◉ explain undoing. Answer: performing an act to make up for prior
behavior.
◉ example of undoing. Answer: A man argues with his wife and the
next day brings her flowers.
◉ explain what the therapeutic use of self means and the role of the
nurse. Answer: The ability to use one's personality consciously and
in full awareness in an attempt to establish relatedness and to
structure nursing intervention.
The nurse must possess self-awareness and self understanding
based on the belief of the human condition.
The nurse must understand the ability to effectively help others in
time of need is influenced strongly by the internal values one has.
◉ conditions essential for a therapeutic relationship to be
established. Answer: rapport,
trust,
respect, genuineness, empathy
, ◉ explain what rapport is. Answer: implies special feelings on the
part of both the patient and the nurse based on acceptance, warmth,
friendliness, common interest, a sense of trust, and a nonjudgmental
attitude
◉ explain what trust is. Answer: one must feel confident in that
person's presence, reliability, integrity, veracity, and sincere desire to
provide assistance when requested. demonstrated through nursing
interventions that convey a sense of warmth and caring to the
patient.
◉ explain what respect is. Answer: believe in the dignity and worth
of an individual regardless of his or her unacceptable behavior
◉ explain what genuineness is. Answer: nurse's ability to be open,
honest, and "real" in interactions with the patient. To be real is to be
aware of what one is experiencing internally and to allow the quality
of this inner experience to be apparent in the therapeutic relationshi
◉ explain what empathy is. Answer: conveys an objective awareness
and understanding of the feelings, emotions, and behaviors of
others, including trying to envision what it must be like to be in the
position of the client and the clients family.
◉ explain the therapeutic nurse patient relationship. Answer: pre
orientation, orientation, working, termination
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED A+
◉ explain reaction formation. Answer: preventing unacceptable
thoughts or behaviors from being expressed by exaggerating
opposite thoughts or types of behaviors.
◉ example of reaction formation. Answer: A girl is angry with
someone, but expresses exaggerated friendliness when she sees her.
◉ explain regression. Answer: sudden use of childlike or earlier
developmental behaviors that do not correlate with age or
developmental stage.
◉ example of regression. Answer: An adult throws a temper tantrum
when she doesn't get her way.
◉ explain repression. Answer: unconsciously putting unacceptable
feelings, ideas and thoughts out of awareness. No memory.
◉ example of repression. Answer: A trauma victim is unable to
remember anything about his accident.
,◉ explain suppression. Answer: voluntary denying or putting away
stressful feelings
◉ example of suppression. Answer: A student states, "I'll worry
about that exam tomorrow."
◉ explain conversion. Answer: responding to stress through the
unconscious development of physical manifestations of illnesses.
◉ example of conversion. Answer: A girl is unable to speak just
before she is to try out for chorus.
◉ explain splitting. Answer: demonstrating an inability to reconcile
negative and positive attributes of self to others.
◉ example of splitting. Answer: Someone says she has the best
friend ever, until her friend is not able to attend her party. Then she
says she never wants to see her again.
◉ explain sublimation. Answer: dealing with unacceptable feelings
or impulses by unconsciously substituting acceptable forms of
expression
,◉ example of sublimation. Answer: A mother whose child has cystic
fibrosis, develops a support group for other parents with children
diagnosed with the illness.
◉ explain undoing. Answer: performing an act to make up for prior
behavior.
◉ example of undoing. Answer: A man argues with his wife and the
next day brings her flowers.
◉ explain what the therapeutic use of self means and the role of the
nurse. Answer: The ability to use one's personality consciously and
in full awareness in an attempt to establish relatedness and to
structure nursing intervention.
The nurse must possess self-awareness and self understanding
based on the belief of the human condition.
The nurse must understand the ability to effectively help others in
time of need is influenced strongly by the internal values one has.
◉ conditions essential for a therapeutic relationship to be
established. Answer: rapport,
trust,
respect, genuineness, empathy
, ◉ explain what rapport is. Answer: implies special feelings on the
part of both the patient and the nurse based on acceptance, warmth,
friendliness, common interest, a sense of trust, and a nonjudgmental
attitude
◉ explain what trust is. Answer: one must feel confident in that
person's presence, reliability, integrity, veracity, and sincere desire to
provide assistance when requested. demonstrated through nursing
interventions that convey a sense of warmth and caring to the
patient.
◉ explain what respect is. Answer: believe in the dignity and worth
of an individual regardless of his or her unacceptable behavior
◉ explain what genuineness is. Answer: nurse's ability to be open,
honest, and "real" in interactions with the patient. To be real is to be
aware of what one is experiencing internally and to allow the quality
of this inner experience to be apparent in the therapeutic relationshi
◉ explain what empathy is. Answer: conveys an objective awareness
and understanding of the feelings, emotions, and behaviors of
others, including trying to envision what it must be like to be in the
position of the client and the clients family.
◉ explain the therapeutic nurse patient relationship. Answer: pre
orientation, orientation, working, termination
