The nurse would suspect the mental mechanism of confabulation in the client with alcohol use disorder who inaccurately claims to be working in an office despite not working for the past 10 years.
The mental mechanism that the nurse would suspect in this scenario is confabulation.
Confabulation involves the creation of false memories, experiences, or events as a result of brain damage, alcohol use disorder, or other causes. In this case, the client's statement about working in an office when they have not worked for the past 10 years aligns with the characteristic of confabulation, where the individual unknowingly provides fabricated information.
Unlike other defense mechanisms like regression, sublimation, or compensation, confabulation specifically pertains to the creation of inaccurate narratives without the individual's awareness of their falsehood.
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