Which Patient Behavior Assures the Nurse That the Primary Goal

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which patient behavior assures the nurse that the primary goal of crisis intervention has been achieved by a patient who experiencing extreme mania?

• A) The patient has resumed a healthy sleep pattern.
• B) The patient has asked that their family be allowed to visit.
• C) The patient demonstrates an understanding of manic behaviors.
• D) The patient is compliant with the medication therapy prescribed.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

In behavior psychology, a process that increases the likelihood of a behavior by following it with a positive outcome or the removal of a negative outcome.

Affect

Refers to the experience of feeling or emotion, part of the way individuals interact with and respond to the world around them.

Emotion

A conscious evaluative reaction that is clearly linked to some event.

Motivating Force

An internal or external stimulus that influences the direction, intensity, and persistence of behavior.