Quiz on Anger Management

A nurse is working with a client who has frequent angry outbursts. Which of the following statements is most helpful when working with this client?

• Anger is a normal feeling, and you can use it to solve problems.

• You need to learn to suppress your angry feelings.

• You can reduce your anger by hitting a punching bag.

• You need to learn how to be less assertive in your communications.

Which of the following statements about anger, hostility and aggression are accurate? Select all that apply.

• Anger is an emotional response to a real or perceived provocation.

• Anger, hostility, and physical aggression are normal human emotions.

• Physical aggression involves harming other persons or property.

• Hostility stimulates the sympathetic nervous system.

• Hostility is also referred to as verbal aggression.

Which one of the following statements about anger is most accurate?

• Anger is an abnormal human emotion that is always negative.

• It is best to express anger by whatever means possible to minimize its consequences.

• Most men are socialized to suppress anger.

• Anger awareness and expression are necessary for women's growth and development.

At which point in the stages of aggressive incidents is intervention least likely to be effective in preventing physically aggressive behavior?

• Triggering

• Escalation

• Crisis

• Postcrisis

Anger management is likely to be included in the care of clients with which of the following psychiatric diagnoses? Select all that apply.

• Alzheimer's dementia

• Schizophrenia

• Anorexia nervosa

• Acute alcohol intoxication

• Generalized anxiety disorder

Which is most likely to be the subject of an aggressive attack from a client with mental illness?

• Other people

• The client

• Animals

• Objects

Which psychiatric disorder makes a person most susceptible to anger attacks that do not result in physical aggression?

• Delusions

• Depression

• Dementia

• Delirium

A client is observed pacing the hall with clenched fists and swearing at others. The nurse intervenes immediately to prevent the client from moving to which phase of the aggressing cycle?

• Triggering

• Escalation

• Crisis

• Recovery

The client's son is yelling and is hitting his hand with a rolled up newspaper. Which stage of aggression does the nurse identify that the client's son is exhibiting?

• Triggering

• Escalation

• Crisis

• Recovery

The nurse is teaching a client to recognize early signs of anger and aggression. The nurse explores ways that the client can recognize which of the following?

• Decreased problem-solving ability

• Restlessness and irritability

• Remorse

• Severe muscle tension