When Implementing Interventions to Ensure That the Anxiety of a Client

When implementing interventions to ensure that the anxiety of a client will return to a tolerable level, why does the nurse encourage the client to identify what he or she perceives to be a threat to emotional equilibrium?

A) It helps anxious clients, as they have a short attention spans and reduced ability to concentrate.
B) Processing situations verbally gives the client a more realistic perspective on perceived threats.
C) It relieves unnecessary distress and helps in performing tasks in correct sequence.
D) It helps divert the client's attention from distressing physiologic symptoms to the task at hand.