Which Patient Statement Indicates Understanding of Patient Teaching Regarding Cancer

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which patient statement indicates understanding of patient teaching regarding cancer diagnostic exams?

• A)"I will have less scarring if my surgeon uses an incision to biopsy my breast."
• B)"My CEA level will be low if my pancreatic cancer returns."
• C)"The doctor will monitor my ovarian cancer remission with the CA-125 test."
• D)"My colonoscopy results were great, so I won't need another one for 5 years."

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

An associative learning process where two stimuli are constantly paired together; the second stimulus initially causes a response which in time is caused by the first stimulus alone.

Acquisition

The phase during learning when a response is established and gradually strengthened.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a response that has been learned to one stimulus is also elicited by similar, but not identical, stimuli.

Stimulus Generalization

A process in conditioning where a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with other stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus.