The nurse is preparing an in-service regarding the commonalties of anxiety disorders. The nurse should plan to include that all anxiety disorders have which one thing in common?
1. All anxiety disorders can be so disabling that functioning may be adversely affected.
2. All anxiety disorders require treatment with medication.
3. All anxiety disorders first occur during adolescents.
4. All anxiety disorders cause depression.
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Rationale: People with these disorders have one thing in common: anxiety so disabling that their functioning is adversely affected. The functional disabilities they have may affect all dimensions of life, including physical, emotional, cognitive, sociocultural, and spiritual, as well as social, work, and family relationships. There is no evidence to support the other answers.
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