 279 RECREATIONAL DEFICIT S CLIENT PRESENTATION 1. Lack of Involvement (1) * A. The client described a history of limited involvement in recreational activities. B. The client displayed a pattern of limited involvement in recreational activities. C. The clien t has become more involved in his/her chosen recreational activities. D. As treatment has progressed, the client has significantly increased his/her involvement in recreational activities. 2. Lack of Interest (2) A. The client displayed a lack of intere st in leisure activities. B. The client's involvement in leisure activity options has declined. C. The client regularly declines any involvement in leisure activities due to his/her deflated mood. D. As the client has stabilized, he/she displayed increa sed interest in leisure activities. 3. Limited Knowledge/Experience (3) A. The client displayed a limited knowledge of recreational opportunities that are available to him/her. B. The client described a pattern of inexperience in recreational activities. C. As the client has experienced and learned about recreational opportunities, he/she has increased his/her desire for involvement in recreational activities. 4. Embarrassment (4) A. The client described that he/she is often embarrassed about his/her presentation and therefore declines involvement in recreational activities. B. The client displayed signs of embarrassment (e. g., shyness, anxiousness, and a lack of involvement in recreational activities). C. As the client has become more self-assured, he/she reports decreased embarrassment in recreational activities. 5. Frustration/Agitation (4) A. The client often becomes frustrated or agitated when involved in recreational activities. B. The client expressed feelings of frustration and sees this as a barrier to his/her involvement in recreational activities. C. As the client has learned anger control techniques, his/her pattern of frustration and agitation in recreational activities has significantly decreased. * The numbers in parentheses correlate to the number 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. 