Team Members Working with Patients Who Have Dementia Need to Have

question 1

Multiple Choice

Team members working with patients who have dementia need to have a common, unified approach because this type of patient requires:

• A)Sameness and consistency in their lives.
• B)Strict rules and regulations.
• C)Behavior modification at all times.
• D)Staff who cannot be manipulated.

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Definitions:

Mental Activity

Any cognitive process that involves thinking, reasoning, learning, and memory.

Operant Behavior

Behavior that is controlled by its consequences, including rewards and punishments, as defined in the theory of operant conditioning.

Successive Approximation

A behavioral strategy that rewards closer and closer approximations to the desired behavior.

Variable-Interval Reinforcement

A reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where rewards are given after unpredictable time intervals, leading to steady and consistent responses.