You Have Dermatitis Triggered by a Particular Material in Your

question 32

Multiple Choice

You have dermatitis triggered by a particular material in your socks. Your feet are covered with a really itchy rash, which has developed blisters over the last day or so. You had ?rst worn them two to three days ago, and you did not launder them after buying them at the store. Finding some antihistamine medication in your bathroom cabinet, you decide to take it to relieve the itching rash. Which statement is true?

• A) The antihistamine will make the rash worse because it reacts with chemicals release by the lymphocytes in your skin, exacerbating the situation.
• B) The rash will go away because the antihistamine neutralizes the histamine chemicals coming from mast cells in your skin.
• C) The anti-histamine will have no effect on the rash because histamine is not the chemical mediator in this hypersensitivity.
• D) The anti-histamine will have no effect because once a type I hypersensitivity kicks in, it will last for a few days.

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Definitions:

Variable Reinforcement

A reinforcement strategy in which rewards are given out at unpredictable intervals or after an unpredictable number of responses, enhancing the persistence of the behavior.

Baseline Data

Initial data collected before an intervention or treatment to compare against future data, helping to assess progress or effectiveness.

Antecedents

Refer to events or conditions that occur before a behavior, influencing its occurrence.

Sporadically

Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.