A Family Member Is Seeking Advice About an Elderly Parent

A family member is seeking advice about an elderly parent who seems to worry unnecessarily about everything.The family member asks,"Should I seek psychiatric help for my mother?" Which is the nurse's most appropriate reply?

A) "My mother also worries unnecessarily.I think it is part of the aging process."
B) "Anxiety is considered abnormal when it is out of proportion to the stimulus causing it and when it impairs functioning."
C) "From what you have told me,you should get her to a psychiatrist as soon as possible."
D) "Anxiety is a complex phenomenon and is effectively treated only with psychotropic medications."