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Disorders Related to Anxiety and Alterations in Mood

A client with the diagnosis of bipolar disorder, depressive episode, has been hospitalized on a psychiatric unit for 1 week. What is the most appropriate activity for this client?

ExplanationC. Involving the client in a one-on-one conversation provides individualized, low-anxiety-producing attention and gives the message that the client is important, which supports self-esteem. A. This may require too much concentration for a depressed client. B. This may require too much concentration for a depressed client; also, it involves competition, which is not therapeutic at this time. D. A depressed client does not have the energy to engage in a game of Ping-Pong; also, this is a competitive game, which is not therapeutic at this time