The nurse is providing care to a patient with terminal breast cancer. The nurse enters the patient's room and finds that the patient is crying and asking, "Why me? Why is God doing this to me?"

Based on this data, which coping mechanism is the patient exhibiting?
1) Denial
2) Isolation
3) Anger
4) Depression


ANS: 3

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