A patient who has been hospitalized for 2 days remains anxious and continues to be preoccupied with paranoid delusions.What intervention will best help the patient focus less on the delusions?

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Engaging the patient in physical activity will help distract the patient and keep the patient from focusing solely on the delusions.The patient would still be able to focus on the delusions while appearing to be reading or listening to music.The latter two activities are better addressed later in the course of treatment.

A Patient Who Has Been Hospitalized for 2 Days Remains