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."
B
The most appropriate reply by the nurse is to explain to the family member that anxiety is considered abnormal when it is out of proportion and impairs functioning. Anxiety is a normal reaction to a realistic danger or threat to biological integrity or self-concept.
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