A mother of three toddlers who has just been told she needs surgery. She begins calling neighbors to arrange for carpools. This is an example of
1. Emotion-focused coping
2. Maladaptive coping
3. Problem-focused coping
4. Ineffective coping
3
Rationale: Emotion focused coping involves using thoughts and actions to relieve emotional distress.
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The patient with HIV complains to the home health nurse that he has been having watery diarrhea for the last 10 days. Because the nurse suspects toxoplasmosis, a significant ques-tion for the nurse to ask would be:
1. "Have you stopped taking your antiviral medication?" 2. "Have you been drinking alcohol?" 3. "Have you been eating aged cheese or organ meats?" 4. "Do you have a cat?"
The nurse is preparing to admit a 2-year-old child with spina bifida occulta. What clinical manifestations of spina bifida occulta should the nurse expect to observe? (Select all that apply.)
a. Dark tufts of hair b. Skin depression or dimple c. Port-wine angiomatous nevi d. Soft, subcutaneous lipomas e. Bladder and sphincter paralysis
The sound that is registered before it is identified as a barking dog is referred to as:
1. perception. 2. sensation. 3. auditory. 4. kinesthetic.
The part of the brain which controls ___________ is called basal ganglia.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).