To promote maximum functioning, which of the following is an appropriate discharge criterion for a 35-year-old client with high levels of anxiety?
1. The client will avoid situations that cause anxiety.
2. The client will use learned anxiety-reducing strategies.
3. The client will learn to live at home with his parents.
4. The client will state, "I know I need to take medication the rest of my life to con-trol anxiety."
ANS: 2
Using anxiety-reduction strategies will promote maximal functioning. Option 1 encourages avoidance and therefore limits activities. Option 3 promotes dependency, and option 4 is not necessarily true.
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