The client finds fault in every success she has. She is afraid to try anything new because she "just knows" that she will fail because she is mentally ill. Her behaviors demonstrate:
a. Low self-esteem
b. Suicidal ideation
c. Low abstraction abilities
d. Altered thought processes
A
Mentally troubled people often see themselves as helpless, ineffective, and incapable of change, which leads to chronic low self-esteem. Suicidal ideation refers to persistent thoughts of suicide; low abstraction abilities refer to the inability to think conceptually; and altered thought processes refer to a disruption in the ability to think clearly.
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