A client with severe and persistent paranoid schizophrenia has been threatening to harm his neighbors, who he claims talk about him on the telephone. He was admitted to the hospital for evaluation
What is an appropriate outcome for the client? Client will:
1. Demonstrate absence of verbal intention to harm others
2. Apologize to his neighbors for his behavior toward them
3. Demonstrate socially acceptable behavior
4. Initiate conversation with the staff
ANS: 1
The expected outcome that he will not verbalize intentions to harm others is directly related to the problematic behavior. Option 2 is incorrect because the client was demonstrating psychotic behaviors at the time he threatened neighbors. Options 3 and 4 are important but not directly re-lated to the behavior-prompting admission.
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