NUR 108 Chapter 25
- The use of inappropriate, harmful, or destructive behaviors to express current or past
emotions is defined as
Answer Acting out
- The legal term that describes any behavior that presents as immediate threat to another
person is
Answer Assault
- Toddlers often express their anger through
Answer Temper tantrums
- In today's society, violence is
Answer a serious problem
- In the assault cycle, people are unable to listen to reason, follow directions, or engage in
mental exercise during the stage of
Answer crisis
- Crisis interventions are very successful if begun early in assault cycle, in the stage.
Answer trigger
- The client had a terrible argument with his wife during which he hit several times. Today, he
arrives form work with flowers and an expensive necklace "to make up". His behavior is 1 / 2
characteristic of the stage in the assault cycle known as the stage
Answer depression
- Persons who naturally relate aggressively to others, seldom have empathy, and lack
appropriate guilt feelings are given the diagnosis of
Answer Conduct
- Emotional or behavioral problems that develop in response to an identifiable source and
last not longer than 6 months are called d
Answer Adjustment
- To assess a client's potential for engaging in inappropriate behaviors, the caregiver should
perform as soon s possible after admission a
Answer Mental status assessment
- Level one interventions for potentially assaultive clients should be prac- ticed as
Answer Preventive measures
- Interventions for assaultive clients that focus on protecting the client and others from
potential harm are level interventions.
Answer two
- Restrained clients must be monitored and their condition documented at least every
minutes.
Answer 15
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