The nurse assesses a young teen client. The client states, "I don't care what you say. I want to be just like Mike, the leader of our gang." The nurse understands the defense mechanism being used is:
1. Denial
2. Humor
3. Splitting
4. Identification
ANS: 4
Identification is wishing or trying to be like someone else. Denial is an unconscious refusal to acknowledge some reality. Humor is not being used. Splitting is viewing oneself and others as all bad or all good.
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