The Nursing Instructor Is Explaining the Etiology of Trauma-Related Disorders

question 21

Multiple Choice

The nursing instructor is explaining the etiology of trauma-related disorders from a learning theory perspective. Which student statement indicates teaching has been effective?

• A) "How clients perceive events and view the world affects their response to trauma."
• B) "Psychic numbing in PTSD is a result of negative reinforcement."
• C) "The individual becomes addicted to the trauma owing to an endogenous opioid response."
• D) "Believing that the world is meaningful and controllable can protect an individual from PTSD."

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Definitions:

Quadriceps Group

A muscle group located in the front of the thigh, consisting of four muscles that extend the knee and provide leg extension.

Biceps Femoris

A muscle of the thigh located at the back of the leg, part of the hamstring group, involved in knee flexion and hip extension.

Rectus Femoris

One of the four quadriceps muscles of the thigh, responsible for extending the knee and flexing the thigh.

Vastus Lateralis

The Vastus Lateralis is one of the four muscles of the quadriceps group, located on the side of the thigh, primarily responsible for extending the knee.