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Difficulty: EasyCoping Mechanisms

Match each client statement or behavior to the corresponding defense mechanism.

  • A client is angry at their provider but shouts at the practical nurse instead.Displacement
  • A client who feels insecure about their own weight constantly criticizes others for being overweight.Projection
  • "I am perfectly healthy; the laboratory must have mixed up my test results."Denial
  • "I only failed my strict diet today because my family brought home pizza."Rationalization

Answer

Shouting at the nurse matches with Displacement. Criticizing others' weight matches with Projection. Rejecting test results matches with Denial. Blaming the family for failing a diet matches with Rationalization.
Each defense mechanism has specific characteristics. Displacement shifts emotion to a safer target. Projection attributes internal feelings to others. Denial ignores reality. Rationalization creates logical excuses for unacceptable actions.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the behavior of shouting at the practical nurse instead of the provider.
Identified as Displacement.
The client is shifting anger from a threatening source (the provider) to a safer target (the nurse).
2
Analyze the behavior of criticizing others for a trait the client is insecure about.
Identified as Projection.
The client is attributing their own negative feelings and insecurities onto someone else.
3
Analyze the statement refusing to accept the laboratory test results.
Identified as Denial.
The client is completely refusing to acknowledge the reality of the medical findings.
4
Analyze the statement blaming family members for breaking a diet.
Identified as Rationalization.
The client is making a logical but false excuse to justify their nonadherence to the diet.

Key Concept

Defense Mechanisms
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