A Family Member Is Seeking Advice About an Elderly Parent

question 18

Multiple Choice

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

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