A client is seeking treatment for a specific phobia: fear of cats. The nurse in the anxiety disorders
clinic has established the nursing diagnosis of anxiety related to exposure to phobic object (cats).
A
realistic indicator for the outcome anxiety self-control would be that within 10 days, the client will
a. avoid the feared object whenever possible.
b. face the feared object without supportive assistance.
c. state that the fear of cats is unrealistic and inappropriate.
d. practice relaxation techniques and report decreased physiological sensations
associated with thoughts of the feared object.
ANS: D
When the client is able to relax in the presence of thoughts, pictures, or the phobic object, the client
will begin to experience a sense of control over the phobia. Option A is unrelated to anxiety
self-control. Option B probably cannot be achieved within 10 days. Option C: Intellectual
understanding does not automatically convey behavioral change associated with anxiety self-control.
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