When a client has a mild level of anxiety, his or her emotional response is:
a. Relaxed and calm
b. Energized
c. Feeling overloaded
d. Helplessness with loss of control
A
Mild anxiety results in relatively comfortable feelings. An energized emotional response describes feelings of moderate anxiety. Feeling overloaded is characteristic of severe anxiety, and feeling helpless with loss of control refers to the highest level of anxiety, which is panic.
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