The nurse explains that the difference between fear and anxiety is that fear is a(n):
1. useless emotion.
2. ineffective coping strategy.
3. irrational feeling.
4. response to a specific threat.
4
Fear is a response to a specific threat (e.g., rattlesnake in the garden); anxiety is a response to a nonspecific threat (e.g., first day on a new job).
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 1239
OBJ: 5 TOP: Emotions—Anxiety and Fear
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
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