If a Patient's Threshold Set Point for Anxiety Is Lowered

question 26

Multiple Choice

If a patient's threshold set point for anxiety is lowered, the nurse can expect subsequent stressors to:

• A) have a lesser effect.
• B) easily reactivate the anxiety response.
• C) produce marked personality disorganization.
• D) be easily managed using familiar coping strategies.

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