A Patient Has Identified the Need for Better Anger Management

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient has identified the need for better anger management and tells the nurse, "I'm afraid that someday I might explode." The best strategy for reducing this patient's fear of losing control is to:

• A) talk about these feelings openly and directly.
• B) discuss feelings in general without reference to the patient.
• C) avoid talking about the feelings until the patient feels comfortable.
• D) reassure the patient that expressing feelings is the first step to resolving them.

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Definitions:

Howard Gardner

An American developmental psychologist best known for his theory of multiple intelligences, proposing that intelligence is not a single entity but a collection of different cognitive abilities.

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Naturalistic

A methodological approach emphasizing observation and analysis of subjects in their natural environments without experimental manipulation.

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