A patient is in the intensive care unit after a myocardial infarction and refuses to stay in bed, saying, "I have to be up and walking around. When I stayed in bed after having my babies 40 years ago, I got so weak I could hardly move."
This patient's illness behavior is being influenced by
a.
hardiness.
b.
past experiences.
c.
culture.
d.
role expectations.
ANS: B
A
Hardiness is the resistance to stressful events.
B
The patient is basing what she thinks she needs to do on experiences she had 40 years ago after she had delivered her children.
C
She does not say she bases her need to get up on cultural beliefs.
D
She does not base her need to be up on an expectation that she should be.
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