ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED FINAL EXAM REVIEW UPDATED QUESTIONS ANF ACCURATE ANSWERS complete Actual Exam for RN Mental Health 2024-2025 A nurse in a community health facility is interviewing a client who recently lost his job. The client states "I was fired because my boss doesn't like me". Which of the following defense mechanisms is the client displaying? a. Dissociation b. Rationalizations c. Displacement d. Repression Rationale: pg 22: Rationalization: creating reasonable and acceptable explanations for unacceptable behavior Dissociation: lack of connection between the person's identity, memory, or how they perceive the environment. Repression: Unconsciously putting unacceptable ideas, thoughts, and emotions out of awareness. Displacement: Shifting feelingsrelated to an object, person, or situation to another less threatening object, person, or situation. b. Rationalizations A nurse is providing counseling for a family that consists of two parents and their two adolescent children. Which family members should the nurse identify as acting in the role of monopolizer? a. The father who intervenes whenever the siblings argue b. The mother who expresses hostility toward her spouse c. The adolescent son who refuses to share personal feelings d. The adolescent daughter who attempts to dominate the discussion answers : d. The adolescent daughter who