Susan is quite distressed after finding out her husband has been unfaithful. She tells her counselor that she is so angry that she feels like killing him. Upon hearing this, the counselor needs to:

A. question Susan to determine whether she is serious about doing physical harm to her husband.
B. warn the husband that he is in potential danger.
C. commit Susan to a hospital until she can overcome her anger.
D. threaten to terminate services with Susan if she continues to talk about killing her husband.


Answer: A

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