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NCLEX-PN

Category - Psychosocial Integrity

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The nurse is caring for a female client with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The client has not held a job longer than 2 months for more than 2 years. Which of the following statements made in flat affect by the client demonstrates intellectualization?
  1. “When I go out of this hospital, I want to be a nurse like you.”
  2. “The demands of my former employers were too great. I was not appropriately compensated, as well.”
  3. “I have yet to find a job that truly satisfies me. There is no sense in working in an environment where you are not contented and happy.”
  4. “I cannot go to work on time because I have to take care of my child’s needs first.”
Explanation
Answer: C - Intellectualization is using of logical explanations without an affective component, which is demonstrated by the client. Option A refers to identification. Option B refers to projection and option D refers to rationalization.
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