During a psychiatric assessment, the nurse observes a patient's facial expressions that are without emotion. The patient says, "Life feels so hopeless to me. I've been feeling sad for several months."
How should the nurse document the patient's affect and mood?
a. Affect depressed; mood flat
b. Affect flat; mood depressed
c. Affect labile; mood euphoric
d. Affect and mood are incongruent
ANS: B
Mood is a person's self-reported emotional feeling state. Affect is the emotional feeling state that is outwardly observable by others.
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