The nurse is providing education to a client about anxiety disorders. Which statement by the client requires further follow up by the nurse?
A) "I can expect to experience anxiety throughout my life."
B) "Sometimes anxiety can get out of hand."
C) "Usually anxiety lasts for weeks after a stressor is gone."
D) "Anxiety disorders sometimes lead people to feel panicked in social settings."
C) "Usually anxiety lasts for weeks after a stressor is gone."
Explanation: A) Anxiety is an emotion that helps individuals adapt to a perceived challenge, and thus be expected from time to time in a person's life.
B) Generally, after a stressor is gone, feelings of anxiety soon resolve. Anxiety is an emotion that helps individuals adapt to a perceived challenge, and thus be expected from time to time in a person's life. It can, however, also create sustained apprehension such that the individual develops avoidance patterns as a means of coping with distress
C) Generally, after a stressor is gone, feelings of anxiety soon resolve.
D) Anxiety is an emotion that helps individuals adapt to a perceived challenge, and thus be expected from time to time in a person's life. It can, however, also create sustained apprehension such that the individual develops avoidance patterns as a means of coping with distress.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.