One Other Common Psychological Reaction to a Test Result Confirming

question 63

Multiple Choice

One other common psychological reaction to a test result confirming a chronic illness is anxiety.Anxiety interferes with healthy functioning by:

• A)promoting depression
• B)being a long-term reaction and increases as pain and disability increase
• C)increasing the reports of symptoms and taking too much of the provider's time
• D)causing the person to cope poorly and delay the recognition and reporting of symptoms

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