Assessment of Mental Status Reveals the Client's General Cerebral Function

question 18

Multiple Choice

Assessment of mental status reveals the client's general cerebral function. These include which of the following?

• A) Cognitive and effective functions.
• B) Affective and knowledge functions.
• C) Cognitive and affective functions.
• D) Affective and memory functions.

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Definitions:

Punishment

A consequence that decreases the likelihood that a behavior will occur.

Extinction

The diminishing of a conditioned response when the reinforcement or pairing of stimuli is removed.

Generalization

The process by which a response is given in the presence of stimuli that are similar to the stimulus that originally elicited the response.

Fixed-Interval Schedule

A reinforcement schedule where a response is rewarded only after a fixed amount of time has elapsed.