A Puerto Rican American client uses dramatic body language ...

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A Puerto Rican American client uses dramatic body language whenever describing emotional
  discomfort. Of the possibilities below, which is most likely to be an accurate explanation of the
  client's behavior? The client
 
  a. wishes to impress staff with her degree of emotional pain.
  b. has a histrionic character disorder and uses this behavior habitually.
  c. believes dramatic body language has high sexual appeal.
  d. is a member of a culture in which dramatic body language is the norm.

Question 2

The nurse assigned to the assertive community treatment program is responsible for determining the
  location of a new inner city site for a 3-hour block of time each Tuesday.
 
  The nurse has learned the
  following facts: A conference room is available on the sixth floor of city hall as well as a large lobby
  area on the first floor, either of which could each be used as a site between 9 AM and noon. City
  police have been successful in clearing homeless individuals from a two-block area around city hall.
  A firehouse near city hall has offered a room that could be used on alternate Tuesdays from 2 to 5
  PM. A fast-food restaurant located approximately four blocks from city hall is willing to allow use of
  its party room from 7 to 10 AM. The most preferable site would be the
  a. city hall conference room.
  b. city hall lobby.
  c. firehouse room.
  d. restaurant party room..

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Members of Hispanic American subcultures tend to use high affect and dramatic body language as
they communicate. The other options are more remote possibilities.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The room in the fast-food restaurant is preferable because it could be used consistently each week
and because inner city residents, including those from the homeless shelter, could go there without
interference.