A patient experiences severe panic attacks and uses denial, repression, and displacement. Nursing interventions should be directed toward
a. teaching more effective coping strategies.
b. setting limits on use of the defense mechanisms.
c. assisting the patient to change values and beliefs.
d. helping the patient uncover unconscious conflicts.
A
A desired outcome would be that the patient will use more effective coping strategies. Nursing intervention would focus on helping the patient identify and use more adaptive coping strategies. Setting limits on the use of defense mechanisms is impossible. Values clarification might be unnecessary. Uncovering conflicts is not a focus of nursing intervention.
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