The Nurse Is Completing a Health History for an Adolescent

question 47

Multiple Choice

The nurse is completing a health history for an adolescent client and determines that the client would benefit from teaching about substance abuse. Which client statements caused the nurse to come to this conclusion? Select all that apply.

• A)"I drink alcohol with my friends on the weekends."
• B)"I smoke cigarettes on a daily basis."
• C)"I use my seat belt every time I ride in a car."
• D)"I started having sex when I was 13."
• E)"I get all A's and B's in school."

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Definitions:

Sensitization

An increased response to a stimulus following repeated exposures, typically leading to an exaggerated reaction over time.

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon in which the rate of a behavior varies inversely with an alteration in the conditions of reinforcement for another behavior.

Higher-order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning by which a stimulus that has become a conditioned stimulus can be used to condition a new stimulus.

Stimulus Presentations

Stimulus presentations involve the exposure of an individual to a specific stimulus or series of stimuli, often used in psychological experiments to observe responses or behaviors.