Multiple Choice
A patient is becoming increasingly tense, pacing the hall, alternately whispering, and shouting.Other patients receive hostile, suspicious glares as they walk by.Which phase of the assault cycle is the patient demonstrating?
A) Crisis phase
B) Triggering phase
C) Escalation phase
D) Depression phase
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