The nurse is providing tools for clients to become more aware of their behavioral responses. One client states that they have difficulty not blaming others for "making me mad." The nurse should assign which nursing diagnosis to this client needing assistance with assertiveness?

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1.This is incorrect. There is no indication that the client is having issues with their personal identity.
2.This is incorrect. There is no indication that the client is having issues with disturbed thought processes.
3.This is correct. Defensive coping reflects a self-protective pattern that defends against underlying perceived threats to positive self-regard. Clients who are utilizing defensive coping lack assertiveness skills.
4.This is incorrect. The client does not have issues with verbal communication.

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