A teenage boy describes a dysfunctional home life to the nurse. The boy states he is running 10 miles or more a day to keep his mind off of his home life. The nurse identifies this form of coping as:

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Substance abuse, beginning or increasing smoking, oversleeping, overeating, undereating, oversleeping, overexercising, excessive daydreaming, and fantasizing are various ways that individuals with the inability to cope with stress successfully deal with stress.

A Teenage Boy Describes a Dysfunctional Home Life to the Nurse