While interviewing a client, a nurse asks, "What do you do when you get angry?" Which client response would indicate to the nurse that the client engages in anger suppression?
A) "I've been known to fly off the handle when I'm angry."
B) "People say I withdraw and pout about the problem."
C) "I usually approach the person directly to talk about it."
D) "I try to discuss how I'm feeling about it with a close friend."
Ans: B
Anger suppression is characterized by acting as though nothing has happened; withdrawing from people; and sulking, pouting, or ruminating. Unhealthy, outward anger expression is characterized by flying off the handle or expressing anger in an attacking or blaming way, yelling, or using profanity. Approaching a person directly to talk about it, or discussing how the person feels with a close friend, reflects constructive anger discussion.
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