What Feelings Are Most Commonly Experienced by Nurses Working with Abusive

question 10

Multiple Choice

What feelings are most commonly experienced by nurses working with abusive families?

• A) Outrage toward the victim and sympathy for the abuser
• B) Sympathy for the victim and anger toward the abuser
• C) Unconcern for the victim and dislike for the abuser
• D) Vulnerability for self and empathy with the abuser

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with a biologically significant stimulus through conditioning.

CS-US Association

The process in classical conditioning whereby a previously neutral stimulus (CS) becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus (US) to elicit a conditioned response.

Predictability

The extent to which future events or behaviors can be foreseen based on current knowledge or past events.

Private Thought Processes

Private thought processes refer to the internal, mental activities individuals engage in, such as reasoning, reflecting, and planning, which are not observable by others.