A Buddhist Patient Enters the Hospital for Diagnostic Testing Just

question 9

Multiple Choice

A Buddhist patient enters the hospital for diagnostic testing just before lunch time.The nurse tells the aide to give a meal tray to the new patient,because no tests will be done until later that evening.The aide gives the patient a meal of Salisbury steak,bread,green beans,and potatoes with brown gravy.The patient eats nothing but a slice of bread and the green beans.Which of the following considerations was omitted by the nurse?

• A) The patient should not be served any food until a physician's order is obtained.
• B) The patient's Buddhist faith probably requires a vegetarian diet.
• C) The patient may be too frightened about the tests to want to eat very much.
• D) The patient may have diabetes or be allergic to some foods.

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Definitions:

Parents

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Extinction

in psychology, refers to the gradual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Resistance To Extinction

The persistence of learned behavior or response even after the original stimulus (e.g., reinforcement) is no longer present.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of time without exposure to the conditioned stimulus.