Which finding indicates that a patient with moderate-to-severe anxiety has successfully lowered the anxiety level to mild? The patient:

A) asks, "What's the matter with me?"
B) stays in a room alone and paces rapidly.
C) can concentrate on what the nurse is saying.
D) states, "I don't want anything to eat. My stomach is upset."

The ability to concentrate and attend to reality is increased slightly in mild anxiety and decreased in moderate-, severe-, and panic-level anxiety. Patients with high levels of anxiety often ask, "What's the matter with me?" Staying in a room alone and pacing suggest moderate anxiety. Expressing a lack of hunger is not necessarily a criterion for evaluating anxiety.