For Which Behaviour Would Limit Setting Be Most Essential

question 20

Multiple Choice

For which behaviour would limit setting be most essential?

• A) The patient who clings to the nurse and asks for advice about inconsequential matters
• B) The patient who is flirtatious and provocative with staff members of the opposite sex
• C) The patient who is hypervigilant and refuses to attend unit activities
• D) The patient who urges a suspicious patient to hit anyone who stares

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Definitions:

Aversive Conditioning

A method of behavior modification that involves the use of unpleasant stimuli to reduce or eliminate unwanted behavior.

Systematic Desensitization

A therapeutic technique used to reduce anxiety by gradually exposing the patient to the feared object or situation.

Aversive Conditioning

A method of behavioral training in which an unwanted behavior is associated with discomfort in order to discourage that behavior.

Transference

The process in psychotherapy where patients project feelings and attitudes from a past relationship onto the therapist.