A Patient's Initial Reaction to Being Told She Has a Sexually

question 188

Multiple Choice

A patient's initial reaction to being told she has a sexually transmitted infection (STI) is to insist that the nurse made a mistake with the test. The defense mechanism that BEST explains this behavior is:

• A) regression.
• B) repression.
• C) denial.
• D) rationalization.

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Definitions:

Absorption Costing

A technique in cost accounting that incorporates all costs of production, including fixed and variable, into the valuation of inventory and cost of goods sold.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable production costs as product costs, treating fixed manufacturing overhead as an expense of the period in which it is incurred.

Unit Product Cost

The total cost associated with producing a single unit of a product, including direct materials, direct labor, and allocated overhead.

Absorption Costing

A method of inventory costing that includes all manufacturing costs, both variable and fixed, in the cost of a finished product.