An individual is brought to the emergency room after family reports that the patient awoke confused and began "rambling and talking crazy" about 3 hours ago.The patient strikes out at the staff and shouts,"You're not going to kill me!" The most likely analysis of this behavior is:

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Defining characteristics of sensory-perceptual alteration are present.For impaired environmental interpretational syndrome to be diagnosed,the confused state must have been present for 3 to 6 months.There is no reported history of a catastrophic event while the presence of the other assessment data makes fear associated with hospitalization a less likely reason for striking out at staff.

An Individual Is Brought to the Emergency Room After Family