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NU-116: Psychosocial Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
compensation - Ans:✔✔-using personal strengths or abilities to overcome feelings of inadequacy;
focusing on strengths rather than perceived weaknesses
denial - Ans:✔✔-refusing to admit the reality of a situation or feeling; ignoring aspects of reality that
induce anxiety or contribute to a loss of self-esteem
displacement - Ans:✔✔-transferring emotional energy away from an actual source of stress to an
unrelated person or object
introjection - Ans:✔✔-taking on certain characteristics of another individual's personality
projection - Ans:✔✔-attributing undesirable feelings to another person
rationalization - Ans:✔✔-denying true motives for an action by identifying a more socially acceptable
explanation; explaining personal actions in a way that enhances one's own self-image
regression - Ans:✔✔-reverting to behaviors consistent with earlier stages of development when
challenged by thoughts and stressors
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repression - Ans:✔✔-storing painful or hostile feelings in the unconscious, causing them to be
temporarily forgotten; blocking unacceptable thoughts and feelings from consciousness
sublimation - Ans:✔✔-rechanneling unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable activities or
responses
suppression - Ans:✔✔-choosing not to think consciously about unpleasant feelings
F = faith and belief
I = importance of faith
C = faith community involvement
A = address spirituality or spiritual practices in care - Ans:✔✔-FICA
H = sources of hope, meaning, comfort, strength, peace, love, and connection
O = organized religion
P = personal spirituality and practice
E = effects of medical care and end-of-life issues - Ans:✔✔-HOPE
birth to 18 months - Ans:✔✔-trust versus mistrust age range
18 months to 3 years - Ans:✔✔-autonomy versus shame and doubt age range
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