A 4‑year‑old Burn Patient Is Recovering More Slowly Than Expected

question 71

Multiple Choice

A 4‑year‑old burn patient is recovering more slowly than expected. A psychologist observes that medical staff is reinforcing some of the child's behaviours and allowing her to avoid uncomfortable activities. She suggests that medical staff ignore the pain behaviours and reinforce the coping behaviours. The psychologist is advocating principles of

• A) classical conditioning.
• B) specificity theory.
• C) operant conditioning.
• D) gate‑control theory.

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Definitions:

Herbal Medications

Preparations derived from natural herbs used to treat or prevent diseases.

Teratogenic Drugs

Substances that can cause developmental malformations (birth defects) in an embryo or fetus when a pregnant woman is exposed to them.

Pregnant Women

Women who are in the state of carrying a developing fetus within their body.

Diphenhydramine

An antihistamine medication used to relieve symptoms of allergy, hay fever, and the common cold, as well as for sedation and to treat motion sickness.