Author Question: A patient with moderate to severe anxiety associated with generalized anxiety disorder can be ... (Read 289 times)

cmoore54 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A patient with moderate to severe anxiety associated with generalized anxiety disorder can be assessed as successfully lowering her anxiety level to mild when she:

a. implores What's the matter with me?
b. stays in her room and rocks or paces.
c. states she is uninterested in eating.
d. concentrates on what the nurse is saying.

Question 2

Level one interventions for potentially assaultive clients should be practiced as:

a. Therapy
b. Control methods
c. Assessment measures
d. Preventive measures

AaaA · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
The ability to concentrate and attend to reality and external events or stimuli is decreased in moderate, severe, and panic-level anxiety but increased slightly in mild anxiety. Asking What's the matter with me? in a pressured or excited manner suggests that her anxiety is at a moderate or severe level. Withdrawal, repetitive or rhythmic behavior, and motor restlessness also suggest moderate or severe anxiety. Interest in eating is variable in anxious persons and change in interest in intake is not reliably associated with any particular level of anxiety.

Answer to Question 2

D
Level one interventions focus on the prevention of violence.