A client with an anxiety disorder uses humor to conceal feelings of inadequacy. The client asks the nurse why the behavior is used. What should the nurse explain to the client?
1. The client is in denial.
2. The client is regressing.
3. The client is sublimating.
4. The client is attempting to cope.
Answer: 4
1. Humor is an attempt to reduce stress by making the situation amusing. Denial is a defense mechanism that refuses to acknowledge the stress at all.
2. A client regresses to a time in one's life when stress was less intrusive.
3. Sublimating involves redirecting unacceptable behavior into acceptable behavior.
4. The client asks the nurse why defense mechanisms are used, and the nurse would tell the client that the behaviors help the client deal with stress. Some are healthy and some are not healthy.
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