The nurse has established a therapeutic relationship with a client. Which behaviors indicate that the client has entered into the identification phase of the nurse-client relationship?

Choice A reason: Sleeping excessively can be a response to depression or trauma, but it is not a specific symptom of PTSD.

Choice B reason: A constant need to talk about the event is not typical for PTSD, as individuals with PTSD often avoid reminders of the trauma.

Choice C reason: An increasing sense of attachment to others is not commonly associated with PTSD, which often involves feelings of detachment.

Choice D reason: Increasing feelings of anger are common in PTSD as individuals may have difficulty managing their emotions related to the trauma.

Choice A reason: This choice does not typically relate to illness anxiety disorder, as the concern is usually about having an illness, not the aftermath of confirmed physical health issues.

Choice B reason: Constant worry about the undiagnosed presence of an illness is a hallmark of illness anxiety disorder, where individuals are preoccupied with having or acquiring a serious illness despite medical evaluation and reassurance.

Choice C reason: Sudden loss of peripheral sensation is more indicative of a neurological condition rather than illness anxiety disorder.

Choice D reason: An obsession over a fictitious defect in physical appearance is characteristic of body dysmorphic disorder, not illness anxiety disorder.