A client voices that she feels "overwhelmed" because her husband moved out of the home and filed for divorce. The psychiatric nurse correctly assesses the client as being in the stress state of:
a. impoverishment
b. arousal
c. adaptive equilibrium
d. maladaptive equilibrium
A
A client who voices feeling overwhelmed is most likely experiencing the impoverishment state. In a state of impoverishment the individual's resources are depleted.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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