Which mood involves excessive worry and apprehension?

Which mood involves excessive worry and apprehension?

• A. Mood
• B. Anxious mood
• C. Depressed mood
• D. Suicidal ideation

Answer: (B)

Excessive worry and apprehension point to anxious mood. In mental status terms, mood reflects the patient’s ongoing emotional state, and labeling it as anxious specifies a persistent sense of worry about future events, often with tension and restlessness. The other options describe different states: a general mood is too broad, depressed mood denotes sadness and low energy, and suicidal ideation refers to thoughts of self-harm rather than a mood state. So anxious mood best fits the description.

Excessive worry and apprehension point to anxious mood. In mental status terms, mood reflects the patient’s ongoing emotional state, and labeling it as anxious specifies a persistent sense of worry about future events, often with tension and restlessness. The other options describe different states: a general mood is too broad, depressed mood denotes sadness and low energy, and suicidal ideation refers to thoughts of self-harm rather than a mood state. So anxious mood best fits the description.