LPN ATI mental Health
LPN ATI mental Health ( 49 Questions)
A nurse at an urgent care center is caring for a client who sustained minor injuries during a street fight in which two of the client's friends were stabbing victims. The client tells the nurse that he doesn't remember anything that happened after he and his friends first saw the suspects in the stabbing. Which of the following defense mechanisms is the client demonstrating?
Projection is a defense mechanism where an individual attributes their own undesirable thoughts, feelings, or impulses onto someone else.
Dissociation is a defense mechanism in which a person disconnects from their thoughts, feelings, memories, or sense of identity as a way to cope with overwhelming or traumatic experiences. In this case, the client's inability to remember anything that happened after seeing the suspects in the stabbing is a form of dissociation. It is a way for the client to psychologically distance themselves from the traumatic event and protect themselves from the emotional distress associated with it.
Repression is a defense mechanism where disturbing or unacceptable thoughts, memories, or feelings are pushed into the unconscious mind.
Sublimation is a defense mechanism where unacceptable impulses or emotions are redirected into socially acceptable activities.
Dissociation is a defense mechanism in which a person disconnects from their thoughts, feelings, memories, or sense of identity as a way to cope with overwhelming or traumatic experiences. In this case, the client's inability to remember anything that happened after seeing the suspects in the stabbing is a form of dissociation. It is a way for the client to psychologically distance themselves from the traumatic event and protect themselves from the emotional distress associated with it.
A- Projection is a defense mechanism where an individual attributes their own undesirable thoughts, feelings, or impulses onto someone else.
C- Repression is a defense mechanism where disturbing or unacceptable thoughts, memories, or feelings are pushed into the unconscious mind.
D- Sublimation is a defense mechanism where unacceptable impulses or emotions are redirected into socially acceptable activities.