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The Nurse Is Assessing a Client Who Reports Seeing an Acupuncturist

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The nurse is assessing a client who reports seeing an acupuncturist on a weekly basis to treat back pain. The nurse understands that acupuncture is an example of what?


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Tolman

An American psychologist known for his work in cognitive psychology and for his theory that learning involves the formation of mental maps.

Classically Conditioned

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Involuntary Responses

Automatic physical reactions to stimuli that do not require conscious thought, such as reflexes.

Blood Pressure

The pressure of circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels, often measured for diagnosis since it is closely related to the force and rate of the heartbeat.

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