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1.		Talk to people from the accident scene and read accounts of the crash by week 1.
2.		Avoid efforts to remember the accident until week 4.
3.		Establish a plan for safer driving by day 3.
4.		Establish a suitable memorial for the friend by week 4.

Explanation

Option 1 is correct. Verbalization about the event and gradually facing its reality in a safe environment will decrease anxiety so that the experience may be reconstructed and remembered. Option 2 is incorrect as the client’s current amnesia is probably a protective mechanism intended to reduce the client’s anxiety and/or guilt. As memories begin to filter back into consciousness, the client should not work to prevent the recall from occurring. Option 3 is incorrect because day three is too early to expect the client to have a plan for safer driving. At this point the client is still amnesic of the event and cannot be expected to develop a strategy for future driving. Option 4 is incorrect as this is not a short term outcome, which is what the question is asking for. Recognize the protective purpose served by this client's amnesia.

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