A 25-Year-Old Graduate Student with a History of Recurrent Ear

question 133

Multiple Choice

A 25-year-old graduate student with a history of recurrent ear infections as a child feels anxious and sweats when she is in the examination room with her primary care physician.  She recently got a roommate, a nursing student, who leaves her stethoscope on the coffee table after returning from class.  The patient sweats and feels her heart start to race whenever she sees the stethoscope.  This patient's response to her roommate's stethoscope is an example of which of the following phenomena?

• A)Classical conditioning
• B)Negative punishment
• C)Negative reinforcement
• D)Operant conditioning
• E)Reaction formation
• F)Regression

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Understand the concept of international business arbitration.

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Definitions:

AIDS

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, a life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), leading to a severely weakened immune system.

Lymphocytes

White blood cells that are integral to the body's immune system, helping to fight off infections.

Plasma

The liquid component of blood where cells like red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended.

Blood

A vital fluid in humans and other animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells.