You Forgot to Assist a Resident with Ambulation

question 40

Multiple Choice

You forgot to assist a resident with ambulation.You blame the nurse for not reminding you.Which defense mechanism are you using?

• A) Projection
• B) Identification
• C) Rationalization
• D) Substitution

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Definitions:

Inoculation Theory

A theory that suggests exposure to a weakened form of an argument increases later resistance to that argument, similar to how exposure to a virus can stimulate an immune response.

Social Pressures

The influence exerted by society or a social group on an individual to conform to expected norms or behaviors.

Experimental Trials

Controlled tests conducted to study the efficacy or effects of a variable under study, often used in scientific and medical research.

Interrupted Time Series Experiments

Research design involving observations of a given variable over time, both before and after an intervention, to assess the effect of that intervention.