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Warning Signs of Violence

The warning signs of increasing anger/violence include:

  • pacing and/or restlessness
  • clenched fist
  • increasingly loud speech
  • excessive insistence
Watch closely for signs of anger and violence.
  • threats
  • cursing

Behavioral Clues

  • posture: tense, clenched
  • speech: loud, threatening, insistent
  • motor: restless, pacing, easily started

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

2-4. What behavioral clue could be a sign of potential workplace violence?