You Have a Painful Headache and So You Take an Aspirin

question 7

Multiple Choice

You have a painful headache and so you take an aspirin to eliminate the pain.The aspirin works and now you are free of your headache.Taking the aspirin is an example of a:

• A) negative reinforcer-it increases the chance of taking aspirin again the next time you have a headache
• B) negative reinforcer-it decreases the chance of taking aspirin again the next time you have a headache
• C) positive reinforcer-it increases the chance of taking aspirin again the next time you have a headache
• D) positive reinforcer-it decreases the chance of taking aspirin again the next time you have a headache

Understand the use of genograms in assessing family health history.

Identify factors contributing to the health and well-being of older adults.

Recognize stress and coping mechanisms in family members of ill clients.

Understand the significance of community resources and health education for patients with chronic diseases.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Theory

Proposes that behavior is learned through interactions with the environment, emphasizing the importance of external stimuli and the outcomes of actions.

Cause-Effect Conclusion

A logical determination that identifies the relationship between causes and their effects.

Experimental Methods

A research methodology involving the manipulation of variables to establish cause-and-effect relationships.

Central Assumptions

Fundamental beliefs or ideas that are taken for granted at the base of an argument, theory, or policy.