A client states that she is anxious about leaving a group home because she has not worked in many years. Using Beck's cognitive triad, the nurse understands that the client is concerned primarily about what?
A) Threats from the world
B) Threats to her self
C) Threats about her future
D) Threats from her past
Ans: C
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All issues and problems can be subsumed under one or a combination of Beck's cognitive triad. One client may be more concerned about self ("Can I do this?"). This client is concerned about the future ("Will there be a job for me?" "Will I be able to survive on my own?").
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