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A Son Is Seeking Advice About His Mother Who Seems

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A son is seeking advice about his mother who seems to worry unnecessarily about everything. The son states, "Should I seek psychiatric help for my mother?" Which is an appropriate nursing response?


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) "Worry and anxiety are complex phenomena and are effectively treated only with psychotropic medications."

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