The nurse cautions that the use of avoidance is an effective stress reducer if ____________________________. (Select all that apply.)
a. the stressor has great personal significance.
b. avoidance does not affect the outcome of the event.
c. the stressor is not a frequently recurring event.
d. continued avoidance does not add stress.
e. avoidance does not diminish the self-image.
ANS: B, C, D, E
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