A Patient Reports Little Change in Her Blood Pressure Even

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient reports little change in her blood pressure even though she has been doing the biofeedback exercises stating that,"The machine has not been successful." The nurse will observe the next session being aware that:

• A) There are several different components that need to be mastered in order to achieve successful biofeedback results.
• B) The machine is a critical component of biofeedback during all phases and it's response needs to be monitored by a professional.
• C) A patient's relaxation skills need to be excellent because muscle responses play a large role in determining the success of biofeedback.
• D) The patient's mood and emotional stability affects one's ability to alter physiological results and thus affect positive results from biofeedback.

Analyze how emotion-focused therapy conceptualizes and facilitates change in self-organization.

Identify the distinctive emphasis of emotion-focused therapy in couples and individual therapy.

Recognize the criteria for matching different therapeutic approaches to client characteristics based on meta-analytic findings.

Understand the influence of genetics and environment on psychological traits and behaviors.

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