The emotional reaction that nurses who counsel clients with somatoform disorder are most likely to
experience is
a. fear and anxiety.
b. pleasure and interest.
c. frustration and resentment.
d. sympathy and desire to rescue.
ANS: C
Many nurses consider it unsatisfying to work with a client with somatoform disorder. The client's
resistance makes for slow progress. Medical-surgical nurses often feel as though they are wasting
their time on a client with no organic basis for his or her symptoms. The other options are less likely
reactions to these difficult clients.
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