A Client Is Served Divorce Papers While on the Inpatient

question 4

Multiple Choice

A client is served divorce papers while on the inpatient psychiatric unit. When a nurse tells the client the unit telephone cannot be used after hours, the client raises fists, swears, and spits at the nurse. Which negative coping mechanism has the client exhibited?

• A)The defense mechanism of projection
• B)The defense mechanism of reaction formation
• C)The defense mechanism of sublimation
• D)The defense mechanism of displacement

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