When Communicating with a Patient with a Visual Impairment, ____

question 44

Multiple Choice

When communicating with a patient with a visual impairment, ____.

• A) find a quiet area to talk
• B) talk down to the patient
• C) provide instruction sheets in large type
• D) try to minimize background noise
• E) use plenty of pictures

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Definitions:

Escape Response

A behavioral response to an aversive event that is reinforced by the termination of the aversive event.

Punishment

The introduction of a consequence in response to a behavior with the intent to decrease the likelihood of that behavior occurring in the future.

Suppressive Influence

The impact or effect that reduces, inhibits, or diminishes a particular response, activity, or expression.

Mowrer

A psychologist known for his two-factor theory of avoidance learning, which combines classical and operant conditioning theories to explain how anxiety and phobias are learned and maintained.