A teenaged boy describes a dysfunctional home life to the nurse. The boy states he is running 10 miles or more a day to keep his mind off of his home life. The nurse identifies this form of coping as:
A) beneficial
B) maladaptive
C) generational
D) cultural
Ans: B
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