In the assault cycle, people are unable to listen to reason, follow directions, or engage in mental exercises during the stage of:
a. Crisis
b. Trigger
c. Recovery
d. Escalation
A
Assault is an aggressive behavior that violates another's person or property. Crisis describes the behaviors in the question. Trigger refers to the phase when a stress-producing event occurs; recovery is described as the cooling-down period of the assault cycle; and escalation is characterized by a behavioral response that is approaching loss of control.
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