A 5-year-old child has been hospitalized for a surgical proc…
A 5-year-old child has been hospitalized for a surgical procedure. The client is bedwetting. The parents report this is a new behavior since their child has already been toilet trained. What defense mechanism is the child exhibiting?
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A nurse is caring for a client who smokes and has lung cancer. The client reports, “I’m coughing because I have that cold that everyone has been getting.” The nurse should identify that the client is using which of the following defense mechanisms?
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