A client says to the nurse, "I'm really phobic about flying, so my husband and I always drove or took the train everywhere. Now he's been offered a big job in Europe, and if I don't get over this and fly with him, he says we're done. I'll be left to bring up our three children by myself." Which statement by the nurse would be therapeutic?
A. "No problem. You can be hypnotized to sleep through your trip."
B. "I'm interested that it took his threat of leaving you to motivate you to seek help."
C. "You seem more anxious and afraid of raising three children alone than of flying."
D. "I can teach you strategies to help master your panic. An anti-anxiety medicine would also help you."
Ans: D. "I can teach you strategies to help master your panic. An anti-anxiety medicine would also help you."
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