Stress Management
During a community health fair, nurses teach stress management to the participants.
Which belief as a method of coping with stressful life events will the nurses most
likely advocate?
Avoidance of stress is an important goal for living.
Significant others are important in providing care and showing concern.
Control over one's response to stress is possible.
Most people have no control over their level of stress.
Denial
A college student is having difficulty dealing with being dismissed from college due to
poor grades. Which statement made by the student indicates the defense
mechanism of denial?
"While I'm very upset and my parents will be angry, I can just transfer to another
college to get my degree."
"If my instructor had let me make up the exam I missed, I wouldn't be in this
situation."
"It's really not all my fault. The major I was in and all the credit hours I was taking
would make it difficult for anyone to be successful."
"I don’t think the grades are right. I can stay in school."
Intellectualized Defense Mechanism
The mother of a 38-year-old client recently died due to complications from surgery
that required an unexpected colostomy.
, After the mother’s death, the client exhibits an intellectualized defense mechanism.
Which statement represents this type of defense mechanism?
"I can't believe she is gone.”
"It was God's will.”
"I am going to the gym.”
"My mother would have never wanted to live with a colostomy."
Conversion Response
A client is going through a divorce and trying to juggle work and moving. They are
extremely sad and worried about their family. Which behaviors demonstrate that
they are experiencing a conversion response? Select all that apply.
Picking up a side job for extra money
Yelling at their kids every night in frustration
Lack of appetite
Refusing to speak with friends and family about their personal situation
Roaming the house in the middle of the night because they can't sleep
Stressors
It's 15:00 and the nurse is discharging a client who has just received a diagnosis of
pancreatic cancer. The nurse notices the client starting to cry and then the elder,
accompanying the client, motions for them to stop crying. The client and their family
members have minimal response, hiding their emotions and appearing stoic. Which
factor is most likely contributing to the client's response to their diagnosis?
Loss of appetite and weight loss
During a community health fair, nurses teach stress management to the participants.
Which belief as a method of coping with stressful life events will the nurses most
likely advocate?
Avoidance of stress is an important goal for living.
Significant others are important in providing care and showing concern.
Control over one's response to stress is possible.
Most people have no control over their level of stress.
Denial
A college student is having difficulty dealing with being dismissed from college due to
poor grades. Which statement made by the student indicates the defense
mechanism of denial?
"While I'm very upset and my parents will be angry, I can just transfer to another
college to get my degree."
"If my instructor had let me make up the exam I missed, I wouldn't be in this
situation."
"It's really not all my fault. The major I was in and all the credit hours I was taking
would make it difficult for anyone to be successful."
"I don’t think the grades are right. I can stay in school."
Intellectualized Defense Mechanism
The mother of a 38-year-old client recently died due to complications from surgery
that required an unexpected colostomy.
, After the mother’s death, the client exhibits an intellectualized defense mechanism.
Which statement represents this type of defense mechanism?
"I can't believe she is gone.”
"It was God's will.”
"I am going to the gym.”
"My mother would have never wanted to live with a colostomy."
Conversion Response
A client is going through a divorce and trying to juggle work and moving. They are
extremely sad and worried about their family. Which behaviors demonstrate that
they are experiencing a conversion response? Select all that apply.
Picking up a side job for extra money
Yelling at their kids every night in frustration
Lack of appetite
Refusing to speak with friends and family about their personal situation
Roaming the house in the middle of the night because they can't sleep
Stressors
It's 15:00 and the nurse is discharging a client who has just received a diagnosis of
pancreatic cancer. The nurse notices the client starting to cry and then the elder,
accompanying the client, motions for them to stop crying. The client and their family
members have minimal response, hiding their emotions and appearing stoic. Which
factor is most likely contributing to the client's response to their diagnosis?
Loss of appetite and weight loss
