Which of the following statements should a nurse recognize as true about defense mechanisms? Select all that apply
A. They are employed when there is a threat to biological or psychological integrity.
B. They are controlled by the id and deal with primal urges.C. They are used in an effort to relieve mild to moderate anxiety.
D. They are protective devices for the superego.
E. They are mechanisms that are characteristically self-deceptive.
ANS: A, C, E
Defense mechanisms are employed by the ego in the face of threats to biological and psychological integrity, in an effort to relieve mild to moderate anxiety. Because they redirect focus, they are characteristically self-deceptive.
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