Marie has just learned that she has failed her mental health nursing class. She tells her friends, "I knew that instructor was going to fail me. She has never liked me and has just been looking for an excuse to fail me all along." Marie's behavior is an example of which defense mechanism?

Choice A reason: Agoraphobia is a type of phobia characterized by a fear of being in situations where escape might be difficult or that help wouldn't be available if things go wrong.

Choice B reason: Aquaphobia is a specific fear of water and is not one of the main types of phobias identified by DSM-5.

Choice C reason: Acrophobia is a fear of heights, which is a specific phobia, but not one of the three main types identified by DSM-5.

Choice D reason: Specific Phobia is a type of anxiety disorder defined by a persistent and excessive fear of an object or situation.

Choice E reason: Social Phobia, also known as Social Anxiety Disorder, is characterized by a significant amount of fear in one or more social situations, causing considerable distress and impaired ability to function in at least some parts of daily life.

Choice A reason: Serving food in sealed packaging can help alleviate the client's fears of poisoning, as the intact seals provide visual assurance that the food has not been tampered with.

Choice B reason: While serving warm foods with lids may keep the food warm, it does not necessarily provide the same level of reassurance against the fear of poisoning as sealed packaging does.

Choice C reason: Serving the same food as others may not be effective if the client's delusions include beliefs that they are being specifically targeted.

Choice D reason: Although serving the client's favorite foods in an attractive arrangement may be appealing, it does not address the specific paranoid delusion of food being poisoned.