 325 SOCIAL SKILLS DEFICI TS CLIENT PRESENTATION 1. Bizarre Behavior (1) * A. The client has demonstrated a repeated pattern of bizarre or other inappropriate social behavior. B. The client's social behavior appears to be disorganized and causes conflict in re lationships. C. The client's bizarre behavior has diminished in frequency and intensity. D. The client no longer displays bizarre or other inappropriate social behavior. 2. Broken/Conflicted Relationships (2) A. The client described a history of broken or conflicted relationships. B. The client has a history of problems in relationships due to personal deficiencies in problem solving. C. The client has found it difficult to maintain trust in relationships. D. The client tends to choose abusive/dysfun ctional partners/friends. E. As the client's severe and persistent mental illness symptoms have abated, his/her relationships have become more stable and healthy. 3. Social Anxiety (3) A. The client described a pattern of social anxiety, shyness, and ti midity that presents itself in almost any interpersonal situation. B. The client's social anxiety presents itself whenever he/she has to interact with others or in group situations with people whom he/she does not know well. C. The client's social anxiet y has diminished, and he/she is more confident in social situations. D. The client has begun to overcome his/her shyness and can initiate social contact with some degree of comfort and confidence. E. The client reported that he/she no longer experiences feelings of social anxiety or shyness when having to interact with new people or group situations. 4. Rude/Angry (4) A. The client presented in an angry, resentful, oppositional manner. B. The client was often rude and demanding in his/her comments towa rd peers and others. C. Anger predominated the client's mood. D. The client's overall manner was sullen and quiet, which covered a strong mood of anger and resentfulness. E. The client's general mood and presentation reflected a notable decrease in ange r and a general increase in pleasant, polite cooperation. * The numbers in parentheses correlate to the nu mber of the Behavioral Definition statement in the companion chapter with the same title in The Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Treatment Planner, 2nd ed. (Berghuis and Jongsma) by John Wiley & Sons, 2008. 