60. A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder…

60. A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and during the shift assessment the patient states, “My big test is tomorrow, but I don’t know the information. I could know the information if I studied more but studying also makes me feel more stressed. If I’m more stressed I’ll likely do poorly on the test but if I don’t study I’ll also do poorly and either way, I’m in trouble because this test is half my grade and if I fail I’ll fail the class which means summer school and …”.  Which of the following behaviors is the client exhibiting?