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NCLEX-RN · Question #332

The health team needs to realize that the compulsive concern with cleanliness that a client with severe anxiety exhibits is most likely an attempt to:

The correct answer is A. Reduce his anxiety. (A) These behaviors are attempts to relieve anxiety. (B) Avoidance is not a pattern in the obsessive client. (C) Although these behaviors may seem to manipulate others, that is not the purpose behind the (D) Inflated self-esteem is not a characteristic of the severely anxious…

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Question

The health team needs to realize that the compulsive concern with cleanliness that a client with severe anxiety exhibits is most likely an attempt to:

Options

  • AReduce his anxiety
  • BAvoid going to psychotherapy
  • CManipulate the health team members
  • DIncrease his self-image by showing higher standards than the fellow clients

How the community answered

(23 responses)
  • A
    74% (17)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    9% (2)
  • D
    13% (3)

Explanation

(A) These behaviors are attempts to relieve anxiety. (B) Avoidance is not a pattern in the obsessive client. (C) Although these behaviors may seem to manipulate others, that is not the purpose behind the (D) Inflated self-esteem is not a characteristic of the severely anxious client.

Topics

#compulsive behavior#anxiety reduction#defense mechanisms#OCD

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