Which scenario best depicts a behavioral crisis? A patient is

A) waving fists, cursing, and shouting threats at a nurse.
B) curled up in a corner of the bathroom, wrapped in a towel.
C) crying hysterically after receiving a phone call from a family member.
D) performing push-ups in the middle of the hall, forcing others to walk around.

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RongDa Huang · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  This behavior constitutes a behavioral crisis because the patient is threatening harm to another individual. Intervention is called for to defuse the situation. The other options speak of behaviors that may require intervention of a less urgent nature because the patients in question are not threatening harm to self or others.

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