The client is somewhat irritable and is focusing on solving a problem. The Psychiatric Technician knows that the client is experiencing what level of anxiety?

The client is somewhat irritable and is focusing on solving a problem. The Psychiatric Technician knows that the client is experiencing what level of anxiety?

• A. Moderate
• B. Mild
• C. Severe
• D. Panic

Answer: (A)

The situation describes a level of anxiety where arousal is noticeable and attention becomes focused on a task, with some distress but still the ability to work on the problem. This aligns with moderate anxiety: the person is somewhat irritable, showing tension, and is concentrating on solving the problem, but can still think through and engage with the task. In mild anxiety, the symptoms are lighter and don’t impede problem solving as much; in severe anxiety, thinking becomes impaired and the person may feel overwhelmed or confused; in panic, there is a loss of rational control and extreme fear. So the described state fits moderate anxiety.

The situation describes a level of anxiety where arousal is noticeable and attention becomes focused on a task, with some distress but still the ability to work on the problem. This aligns with moderate anxiety: the person is somewhat irritable, showing tension, and is concentrating on solving the problem, but can still think through and engage with the task. In mild anxiety, the symptoms are lighter and don’t impede problem solving as much; in severe anxiety, thinking becomes impaired and the person may feel overwhelmed or confused; in panic, there is a loss of rational control and extreme fear. So the described state fits moderate anxiety.