Based on her answer, the PMHNP is testing?
A PMHNP is assessing ego functioning of his 40-year-old patient by asking what she feels is the cause of her problems. She attributes her problems to her overprotective parents not letting her have enough freedom growing up. Based on her answer, the PMHNP is testing _____________.
| A. | adaptive regression in the service of the ego | |
| B. | regulation and control of affects and impulses | |
| C. | defensive and interpersonal functioning | |
| D. | sense of reality of the world and of the self |