A patient who lost his job last month has now been told that his wife wants a divorce.He says,"I know I don't have much to offer a woman.She wants more than what I am,and now I'm not even bringing home any money." Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate?

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Situational Low Self-Esteem occurs when a person exhibits self-disapproval and negative self-evaluations as a specific reaction to loss or change (in this case,of a job and a marriage).There are no data to indicate long-standing (chronic)Low Self-Esteem.This client has no defining characteristics for Disturbed Personal Identity,which is an inability to determine boundaries between self and others,nor of Disturbed Body Image.He does mention his appearance but does not focus on it in particular; it is only part of his overall dissatisfaction with himself.

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