A Client Tells the Nurse That He Is Experiencing Some

question 8

Multiple Choice

A client tells the nurse that he is experiencing some leg stiffness when walking and slowness when performing ADLs. Occasionally he has noted slight tremors in his hands at rest. This information leads the nurse to suspect

• A) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
• B) Huntington's disease.
• C) myasthenia gravis (MG).
• D) Parkinson's disease (PD).

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Definitions:

Operant Principles

The processes by which behaviors are strengthened or weakened over time through the consequences they produce, including reinforcement and punishment.

Insight Training

A therapeutic technique aimed at increasing an individual's awareness of underlying motives and defenses.

Conditioned Response

A Conditioned Response is a learned reaction to a stimulus that was previously neutral but has become conditioned through association.

Negative Feelings

Emotions or sentiments characterized by a lack of positivity, which can include sadness, anger, and fear.