The client has been admitted to the medical unit for unexplained weight loss and fatigue. He does not speak except to answer questions, and he refuses to interact with other people ex-cept when necessary
The coping mechanism he is using to deal with his hospitalization is called 1. anger.
2. shock.
3. anxiety.
4. withdrawal.
4
Many hospitalized clients withdraw into themselves and interact only when necessary in order to focus their attention inward and replace the energies that have been drained by ill-ness, crisis, and hospitalization.
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a. A b. B c. C d. D