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A patient is admitted to the psychiatric hospital for assessment and evaluation. Which assessment finding best indicates that the patient has a mental illness? The patient:
 
  a. describes coping and relaxation strategies used when feeling anxious.
  b. describes mood as consistently sad, discouraged, and hopeless.
  c. can perform tasks attempted within the limits of own abilities.
  d. reports occasional problems with insomnia.
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ANS: B
A patient who reports having a consistently negative mood is describing a mood alteration. The incorrect options describe mentally healthy behaviors and common problems that do not indicate mental illness.
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