Exam 54: Psychologic Responses to Illness

When the patient is asked whether he wants his pain medication,he says to you,"I don't know,whatever you think is best." The nurse recognizes that this is a maladaptive coping mechanism called:

The older Italian woman has an egg yolk in a bowl under her bed that she believes is absorbing the evil of her illness and making her feel better.The nurse should:

The nurse explains that according to Maslow,mentally healthy persons have the characteristics of:

The behavior that best exemplifies developmental activities in a 13-year-old teenager is:

The nurse gives an example of a person who is attempting to maintain homeostasis as the newcomer who:

The student nurse who was terrified of giving an injection now gives many injections every shift.The change in the nurse is the result of ____________________.

The nurse recognizes that mild stress can be a positive force that stimulates the patient to _______________ a problem.

The example of a positive stressor is: