Exam 1: NSG221/ NSG 221 (New 2025/ 2026 Update) Mental Health Nursing Guide |Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- Herzing

Examl 1:l NSG221/l NSGl 221l (NEWl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Mentall Healthl Nursingl
Guide|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l
Herzing
QUESTION
Introjection


Answer:
Acceptingl anotherl person'sl attitudes,l beliefs,l andl valuesl asl one'sl own




QUESTION
Introjectionl Examples


Answer:
Personl whol dislikesl gunsl becomesl anl avidl hunter,l justl likel al bestl friend




QUESTION
Projection


Answer:
Unconsciousl blamingl ofl unacceptablel inclinationsl orl thoughtsl onl anl externall object.l Thel
egol attributesl personall shortcomings,l problemsl andl faultsl tol others




QUESTION
Projectionl Examples

,Answer:
Manl whol hasl thoughtl aboutl samel genderl sexuall relationshipl butl neverl hadl onel eatsl al
manl whol isl gay.l Personl withl manyl prejudicesl loudlyl identifiesl othersl asl bigots.




QUESTION
Rationalization


Answer:
Excusingl ownl behaviorl tol avoidl guilt,l responsibility,l conflict,l anxiety,l orl lossl ofl self-
respect




QUESTION
Rationalizationl Examples


Answer:
studentl blamesl failurel onl teacherl beingl mean

manl saysl hel beatsl hisl wifel becausel shel doesn'tl listenl tol him




QUESTION
Reactionl Formation


Answer:
Actingl thel oppositel ofl whatl onel thinksl orl feels




QUESTION
Reactionl Formationl Examples

,Answer:
-womanl whol neverl wantedl tol havel childrenl becomesl al supermom
-personl whol despisesl thel bossl tellsl everyonel whatl al greatl bossl shel is




QUESTION
Regression


Answer:
Movingl backl tol al previousl developmentall stagel tol feell safel orl havel needsl met




QUESTION
Regressionl Examples


Answer:
al 5l yearl oldl asksl forl al bottlel whenl al newl babyl brotherl isl beingl fed;
manl poutsl likel al 4l yearl oldl ifl hel isl notl thel centerl ofl hisl girlfriend'sl attention




QUESTION
Repression


Answer:
Excludingl emotionallyl painfull orl anxiety-provokingl thoughtsl andl feelingsl froml consciousl
awareness




QUESTION
Repressionl Examples


Answer:

, womanl hasl nol memoryl ofl thel muggingl shel sufferedl yesterday

womanl hasl nol memoryl beforel agel 7,l whenl shel wasl removedl froml abusivel parents




QUESTION
Resistance


Answer:
Overtl orl covertl antagonisml towardl rememberingl orl processingl anxiety-producingl
information..




QUESTION
Resistancel Examples


Answer:
Nursel isl tool busyl withl tasksl tol spendl timel talkingl tol al dyingl patient.l Personl attendsl
court-orderedl treatmentl forl alcoholisml butl refusesl tol participate.




QUESTION
Sublimation


Answer:
Substitutingl al sociallyl acceptablel activityl forl anl implusel thatl isl unacceptable.




QUESTION
Sublimationl Examples


Answer: