The nurse caring for a client with mania understands that the client’s behavior is a way of avoiding feelings of despair. The expression of behaviors opposite to those being experienced is an example of which defense mechanism?

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The nurse caring for a client with mania understands that the client’s behavior is a way of avoiding feelings of despair. The expression of behaviors opposite to those being experienced is an example of which defense mechanism?






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