Dawn Is a 36-Year-Old Cognitively Disabled Woman in Your Community

Multiple Choice

Dawn is a 36-year-old cognitively disabled woman in your community activity program. She has not developed the emotional skills of sympathy and empathy. Lately, Dawn has been bossing the other clients of the program around and threatening them if they do not do what she says. How do you address Dawn's behavior?

A) Ask Dawn how she would like it if someone did that to her.
B) Make Dawn do the things she has been demanding that the other clients do.
C) Ignore Dawn's behavior to discourage her from seeking attention by engaging in it.
D) Tell Dawn that she will need to move to another part of the room if she does not stop threatening other clients.