Clients with chronic persistent mental illness have been attending a creative activities group which focuses on expression of feelings through poetry, music, and art. What client behaviors would be expected?
1. Increased paranoid delusions
2. Increased physical activity
3. Increased auditory hallucinations
4. Increased social interaction and self-esteem
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Rationale: Activity therapies are manual, recreational, and creative techniques to facilitate personal experiences and increase social responses and self-esteem.
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