Which of these client behaviors would the nurse assess as indicating a potential relapse in a para-philic?
1. Requesting a visit from family members
2. Refusing to take the prescribed medications
3. Sitting alone in the day room writing poetry
4. Attempting to develop a social relationship with the staff
ANS: 2
Refusal to take prescribed medication is often associated with denial of the problem. Option 1 is a positive sign. Option 3 is a way of expressing feelings constructively. Option 4 is inappropriate but does not signal relapse.
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