A Nursing Instructor Is Discussing Various Challenges in the Treatment

question 16

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is discussing various challenges in the treatment of clients diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Which student statement demonstrates an understanding of the most critical challenge in the care of these clients?

• A) "Treatment is compromised when clients can't sleep."
• B) "Treatment is compromised when irritability interferes with social interactions."
• C) "Treatment is compromised when clients have no insight into their problems."
• D) "Treatment is compromised when clients choose not to take their medications."

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Definitions:

Learned Association

A behavioral principle where a subject starts associating a previously neutral stimulus with a significant one after repeated pairing.

Fixed-Interval Schedule

A type of operant conditioning reinforcement schedule where rewards are delivered at predictable time intervals, provided that the correct response is made.

Operant Conditioning

A technique of teaching that utilizes incentives and penalties to affect the probability of a behavior's recurrence.

Profit-Sharing Plan

A company program that provides employees with a share in the company's profits, typically in the form of a bonus or retirement benefits.