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Neurology Edited by Professor Emeritus Desire' Dubounet, IMUNE

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Toxic reactions to medicationBattered women [spouse abuse]Child abuseOrganic brain syndromeRage reactionsTemporal lobe epilepsy[Negative role modeling]DEFINING CHARACTERISTICSSubjective[Expresses intent/desire to harm self or others, directly or indirectly]ObjectiveBody language: clenched fists, facial expressions, rigid posture, tautness indicating intense effort to controlOvert and aggressive acts; goal-directed destruction of objects in environmentSelf-destructive behavior and/or active aggressive suicidal actsHostile threatening verbalizations; boasting of prior abuse to othersIncreased motor activity, pacing, excitement, irritability, agitationPossession of destructive means: gun, knife, weaponSuspicion of others, paranoid ideation, delusions, hallucinationsSubstance abuse or withdrawalRageOther defining characteristics [under consideration <strong>by</strong> NANDA]:Inability to verbalize feelingsProvocative behavior: argumentative, dissatisfied overreactive, hypersensitiveFear of self or othersVulnerable self-esteemAngerRepetition of verbalizations: continues complaints, requests, and demandsIncreasing anxiety levelDepression (specifically active, aggressive, suicidal acts)

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