On the second appointment at the crisis clinic, the client tells the nurse, "I worry hour after hour about my problem
I can't get away from it. I feel as though I'm going crazy." A helpful technique the nurse can recommend to the client to limit worry is to:
1. Not think about the worrisome topic or situation at any time
2. Talk about the worry with family and friends whenever it crops up
3. Reserve an hour a day for worrying and devote the entire time to worry
4. Call the crisis hot line whenever the worrisome thoughts intrude
ANS: 3
This technique is called prescribe the symptom. Knowing that 1 hour can be devoted to worry frees the client to think about and do other things. Option 1 will not be effective; the client will continue to worry. Options 2 and 4 will not limit worry. They simply provide listeners for the ru-minations.
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