A nurse is caring for a client who appears extremely agitated and believes that pacing the floor a specific number of times is necessary or “something terrible” will happen. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

"Nothing terrible is going to happen to you. You must stop this behavior."

"It must be hard for you to have to pace the floor. Let’s talk about your feelings."

"Are you looking for sympathy? There are other ways to get attention."

"I understand your need to work off excess energy. Are you angry about something?"