Some Managed Health-Care Plans Keep Costs Low by Paying Incentive

question 34

Multiple Choice

Some managed health-care plans keep costs low by paying incentive compensation to doctors to limit the number of high-cost treatments they provide to patients. What is the incentive compensation called based on behavioral modification?

• A) Self-actualization
• B) Extinction
• C) Dissonance
• D) Positive reinforcement
• E) Punishment

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Definitions:

Waxy Flexibility

A symptom seen in catatonic schizophrenia where an individual’s limbs remain in positions they are placed in by someone else.

Schizophrenia

A mental disorder characterized by disturbances in thought, perception, and behavior, with symptoms that may include delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech.

Antipsychotic Medication

Drugs used to manage psychosis, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, by reducing or eliminating symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions.

Auditory Hallucinations

Experiencing sounds, most commonly voices, without an external stimulus, often associated with psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia.