When Under Stress, a Client Routinely Uses Alcohol to Excess

question 2

Multiple Choice

When under stress, a client routinely uses alcohol to excess. Finding her drunk, her husband yells at the client about her chronic alcohol abuse. Which action alerts the nurse to the client's use of the defense mechanism of denial?

• A) The client hides liquor bottles in a closet.
• B) The client yells at her son for slouching in his chair.
• C) The client burns dinner on purpose.
• D) The client says to the spouse, "I don't drink too much!"

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Definitions:

Egocentrism

A cognitive trait where an individual has difficulty understanding that other people have their own perspectives and viewpoints.

Fixation

A persistent focus of the id’s libido energies on a particular stage of psychosexual development, leading to personality traits based on that stage.

Pessimism

The tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen; a lack of hope or confidence in the future.

Humility

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