Mary Believes That Her Husband John Is Having an Affair

Mary believes that her husband John is having an affair because he has become increasingly distant,disinterested in romance,and works late.John is in charge of an important project at work that is running behind and causing stress.Mary asks her daughter if she has noticed anything different about her father,and when the daughter mentions it to her father,the father tells her to tell her mother that he cannot deal with her insecurities right now.Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse therapist make her initial priority?

A) Defensive coping
B) Impaired parenting
C) Interrupted family processes
D) Dysfunctional family processes

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