A teenage girl is attracted to a male classmate. As the male classmate walks by, the teenage girl makes jokes about him and taunts him. Which defense mechanism is the teenage girl demonstrating?

A) Displacement
B) Projection
C) Reaction formation
D) Sublimation


C

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The fetus of a pregnant patient is in an occiput posterior position. How will this patient's labor differ from others?

A) Shorter dilatational stage of labor B) Experience of additional back pain C) Need to have the baby manually rotated D) Necessity for vacuum extraction for delivery

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A ____________ is a special type of proposition that has a theoretical basis and can be tested empirically

a. model b. paradigm c. hypothesis d. proposition

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Bacteria can be killed if the temperature of their environment goes below freezing

True False

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When assessing the vaginal orifice of a young female client who has never been sexually active, the nurse notes a fold of fibrous tissue at the introitus. The nurse recognizes this as which structure?

A) Labia B) Urethra C) Hymen D) Clitoris

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