During group therapy, the psychiatric nurse notices that when Client A complains to Client B about Client B's loud singing late at night, Client B leans back in his chair, turns away from Client A, and folds his arms across his chest without
responding verbally to Client A. In turn, Client A smiles and winks at a third client in the group. The nurse would BEST assist these clients to understand more clearly how feedback contributes to communication by: a. remaining silent and allowing the group communication process to continue naturally without intervention
b. asking other group members to interpret both Client A's and Client B's nonverbal behaviors
c. commenting on these behaviors and asking both Client A and Client B to clarify their nonverbal behaviors
d. ending the group session at that point so that both Client A and Client B can spend time reflecting on the interaction
C
Both Client A and Client B are sending nonverbal messages. The nurse provides feedback by commenting on the behavior and asking the two clients to clarify the messages that they were intending to send by their nonverbal communication.
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