A Patient Taking Clozapine (Clozaril) Says, "I Get Plenty of Vitamin

question 20

Multiple Choice

A patient taking clozapine (Clozaril) says, "I get plenty of vitamin C by drinking 8 ounces of grapefruit juice each morning." Select the nurse's best response.

• A) "High doses of Vitamin C support the immune system and general good health."
• B) "Name another juice you would drink, because grapefruit juice can cause a bad reaction while taking clozapine."
• C) "Grapefruit juice lessens the effectiveness of your medication. You might need higher doses."
• D) "New research shows papaya juice is a better source of vitamin C than grapefruit juice."

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Behavioral Approach

A psychological perspective focusing on observable behaviors and the ways in which they can be learned, changed, or extinguished.

Habitual Behaviors

Actions that are regularly practiced, often performed unconsciously due to being ingrained through repetition in daily routines.

Second-Order Conditioning

A form of conditioning where a stimulus that's paired with a conditioned stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus itself.