Which assessment data is the nurse also likely to find?

The client functions well in other areas of his life.
The degree of aggressiveness is out of proportion to the stressor.
The client has a history of parental alcoholism and chaotic, abusive family life.

A client with an impulse control disorder who displays violent, aggressive, and assaultive behavior generally functions well in other areas of his life. The degree of aggressiveness is typically out of proportion with the stressor. Such a client commonly has a history of parental alcoholism and a chaotic family life, and often verbalizes sincere remorse and guilt for the aggressive behavior.