Multiple Choice
An adult client attends a smoking cessation class. The client tells the nurse, "Even though I smoke, I don't smoke around children, in my car, or in my house." Which defense mechanism does the nurse recognize the client is exhibiting?
A) Displacement
B) Rationalization
C) Denial
D) Repression
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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