Multiple Choice
A patient has been diagnosed as having blindness related to conversion disorder.She displays indifference regarding the conversion symptom.The nurse states,"I can't understand why the patient doesn't seem more anxious about her symptom." Which explanation from the Clinical Nurse Specialist would enable the nurse to understand the patient's behavior?
A) The patient is suppressing her true feelings.She is upset but is not showing it.
B) The blindness is actually helping the patient by reducing her anxiety.
C) Her needs are met during hospitalization,so she has no need to be anxious.
D) She is controlling her own anxiety through partial denial of the blindness.
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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