The emergency department nurse notices that the mother of a young child is making a lot of phone calls and getting advice from her friends about what she should do. This behavior is an indication of
a. Stress
b. Healthy coping skills
c. Attention-getting behaviors
d. Low self-esteem
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A Hyperactive behavior such as making a lot of phone calls and enlisting
everyone's opinions is a sign of stress.
B The behavior described is not a healthy coping skill.
C This may be an attention-getting behavior but is more likely an indicator of
stress.
D This mother may have low self-esteem, but the immediate provocation is stress.
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