A School-Age Client Is Admitted with Dog Bites and Scratches

question 42

Multiple Choice

A school-age client is admitted with dog bites and scratches obtained when throwing rocks at a neighbor's dog.Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

• A) Tell the client that he might go to jail for hurting the dog.
• B) Ask the client where his parents were when he was hurting the dog.
• C) Suggest to the client that it is not okay to harm animals.
• D) Ask the client what he intended to accomplish by hurting the dog.

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Definitions:

Positive Punishment

A method in behavioral psychology where an undesirable stimulus is introduced following a behavior to decrease the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Aversive Stimulus

A stimulus that is unpleasant and causes a decrease in the strength or frequency of the behavior it follows.

Flooding

A behavioral therapy technique intended to treat anxiety by exposing patients to their fear-inducing stimuli in a controlled environment.

Fear-evoking Stimuli

Environmental or internal triggers that provoke a fear response, activating the body’s fight or flight reaction.