Use of defense mechanisms is harmful when
A. a person uses them in response to a catastrophic loss.
B. an individual is in denial.
C. they are the major means of coping with stress.
D. a person uses them occasionally.
Answer: C
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a. "I am very interested in you getting the food you want to eat." b. "Can you tell me why you are so angry today?" c. "Are you feeling that you have no power over what happens to you?" d. "I'll come back later and we can make the decisions then."
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A prescriber has ordered a placebo for a patient. Which statement would most accurately reflect the placebo effect of medications?
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The nurse is preparing to provide a complete bed bath to a patient who has a running IV. She places a bath blanket over the patient and:
a. removes the gown from the arm with the IV first. b. removes the gown from the arm without the IV first. c. removes the gown after the bath to keep the patient warm. d. readjusts the IV rate before removing the gown.