During a staff conflict, one of your nursing peers defends her actions and asserts her own rights among the professional staff. Defending one's actions and asserting one's rights typify the coping mechanism of:
a. emotion or ego focused.
b. problem or task focused.
c. physiological conversion.
d. psychological conversion.
B
Task-oriented reactions are thoughtful, deliberate attempts to solve problems, resolve conflicts, and gratify needs. They are consciously directed and action oriented and can include attack, withdrawal, and compromise.
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