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CNA-NIC F25 CH4.5

Explain defense mechanisms as methods of coping with stress

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What does communicate with residents who are under stress require empathy and sensitivity
what must be carefully chosen when communicating with residents under stress words
residents who are stressed may use defense mechanisms
DEFENSE MECHANISMS are unconscious behaviors used to release tension and or help a person cope with stress
what do defense mechanisms help with help to block uncomfortable feelings that may cause anxiety
what do defense mechanisms prevent a person from facing the reasons why a situation has occurred
what does overuse of defense mechanisms do prevents a person from understanding their emotional issues and actions
what are the defense mechanisms denial, displacement, projection, rationalization, repression , regression
DENIAL blocking reality, rejecting the thought or feeling
what is an example of denial resident refuses to believe his diagnosis of cancer
DISPLACEMENT transferring a strong feeling to a less threatening object or person
what is an example of displacement a resident who is mad at her aunt yells at the nursing staff
PROJECTION seeing feelings in others that are actually ones own
what is an example of projection a staff member says that a resident doesn't like her
RATIONALIZATION making excuses to justify something
what is an example of rationalization an elderly man fails a driving test and says the test was unfair
REPRESSION blocking painful events or feeling from the mind
what is an example of repression not remembering a traumatic experience
REGRESSION going back to behavior from the past for comfort
what is an example of regression a resident who is stressed starts to rock back and forth
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