A nurse is conducting anger management classes. A client admits ...

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A nurse is conducting anger management classes. A client admits that she is verbally abusive to her teenagers when they defy her. She comments, That's how I was raised Which of the following interventions is best in this situation?
 
  A) Suggest the client use positive reinforcement to affect her children's behavior.
  B) Teach the client to identify and monitor anger cues.
  C) Explore how social beliefs about parenting techniques have changed.
  D) Suggest the client and her children begin family therapy.

Question 2

A client with a history of angry outbursts that have caused him to have interpersonal and work conflicts has been in counseling for several months. The nurse judges the plan of care to be effective when which of the following outcomes is met?
 
  A) The client is able to describe his thinking when he has an outburst.
  B) The client has increased self-esteem.
  C) The client reports increased feelings of self-control.
  D) The client can successfully manage aggressive impulses.

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Feedback:
Cognition or thoughtful review of situations should dictate behaviors in all circumstances. Clients need to learn how to identify and monitor their own anger cues, behavioral and physiologic signals related to anger arousal, signs of impending loss of control, and how to re-channel aggressive responses early.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
Feedback:
Overall goals for aggressive or violent clients are for them not to threaten or harm anyone and to gain insight into and skill at managing aggressive impulses. Successful management of high-risk situations is the highest priority goal.