Six-Year-Old Kristen Is Afraid of Balloons Because a Balloon Once

question 87

Multiple Choice

Six-year-old Kristen is afraid of balloons because a balloon once popped in her face while she was holding it.Last week she went to the circus and there was a clown holding a huge assortment of helium balloons.Now she is also afraid of clowns,even though none of the balloons the clown was holding popped.Kristen's fear of clowns illustrates which classical conditioning process

• A) instinctive drift 
• B) higher-order conditioning 
• C) renewal effect 
• D) spontaneous recovery

Understand Orem's conceptualization of the nursing profession.

Identify the components and significance of Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory.

Analyze the necessity and application of nursing care within Orem's framework.

Recognize the role of self-care and dependent care agencies in Orem's theory.

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Definitions:

Action Potential

A quick electrical impulse that travels down a neuron's axon, triggering the release of neurotransmitters.

Repolarization Phase

A stage in the cardiac cycle following depolarization, where the heart muscle returns to its resting state by restoring the negative charge on the cell's membrane.

Neuromuscular Junction

The synapse or interface between a neuron and a muscle cell, allowing for the transmission of a nerve impulse to trigger muscle contraction.

Synaptic Vesicles

Small sacs located in nerve terminals that store neurotransmitters released during synaptic transmission.