A school-age client is admitted to the hospital following an appointment in the pediatric oncology clinic
The client's mother is distraught over her child's recent leukemic relapse and states, "What did I do wrong? Why does he deserve this? Why can't it be me?" What do these statements indicate?
1. Ineffective coping.
2. Emotional emptiness.
3. Spiritual distress.
4. Psychologic anxiety.
Correct Answer: 3
Questions such as "What did I do wrong?" and "Why does he deserve this?" indicate spiritual distress. Further evidence would be required before determining psychologic anxiety. Emotional emptiness is not an acceptable term to describe behaviors indicating distress. Those types of statements are common responses to a serious diagnosis and do not indicate ineffective coping.
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