Which situation would be most likely to serve as a trigger to a catastrophic reaction in a client with stage 2 Alzheimer's disease?
1. Participating in singing "Happy Birthday" to another client at dinner
2. Being scolded by an aide for spilling a glass of milk
3. Listening to Big Band music from the 1940s
4. Eating cupcakes in the activities room
ANS: 2
Catastrophic reactions are overexaggerated negative emotional responses initiated as a result of a perceived failure at a task or change in the environment. Only option 2 presents a situation that would clearly be frustrating to the client.
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