The patient is admitted to the emergency department for trauma received in a fist fight.He states that he could not control himself.He says that his wife left him for another man.He thinks it was because he was always too tired after working to do things.He says he has to work,and there is nothing he could do to change things.He says that he feels trapped in his job,but he knows nothing else.What was the altercation with the other man probably a manifestation of?
A)Mild anxiety
B)Depression
C)Severe anxiety
D)Moderate anxiety

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Symptoms of depression include apathy,sadness,sleep disturbances,hopelessness,helplessness,worthlessness,guilt,anger,fatigue,thoughts of death,decreased libido,ruminations of inadequacy,psychomotor agitation,verbal berating of self,spontaneous crying,dependency,and passiveness.Mild anxiety manifests as increased auditory and visual perception,increased awareness of relationships,increased alertness,and an increased ability to problem-solve.Moderate anxiety manifests as selective inattention,decreased perceptual field,focus only on relevant information,muscle tension,and diaphoresis.Severe anxiety manifests as a focus on fragmented details,headache,nausea,dizziness,an inability to see connections between details,and poor recall.

The Patient Is Admitted to the Emergency Department for Trauma