A teenage patient defies the nurse's repeated requests to turn off the video game and go to sleep. The teen says angrily, "You s
ound just like my mother at home!" and continues to play the video game. The nurse understands that this statement likely indicates:______. A) the need of stricter discipline at home.
B) early signs of oppositional defiant disorder.
C) viewing the nurse as her mother.
D) expression of developing autonomy.
Explanation: The teenage patient's defiance and utterance by saying, "You sound just like my mother at home! " indicates that the teen views the nurse as her mother. This could be a usual experience she always had with her mother who will always tell her repeatedly to do the same. Therefore, hearing the nurse say the same should most likely be interpreted as transfer or display of attitude which she has experienced in another relationship (her mother). Here, the teenage patient is displacing behavior or attitude experienced with her mother on the nurse.
