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A Nursing Home Patient Is Admitted with an Enlarging Stage

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A nursing home patient is admitted with an enlarging stage 3 sacral decubitus ulcer for wound care.The patient had a previous stroke with residual right hemiplegia.


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Stimulus-Substitution Theory

A theory in classical conditioning that proposes the conditioned stimulus substitutes for the unconditioned stimulus, eliciting a similar response.

Pavlov

Russian physiologist known for his work in classical conditioning, particularly involving the salivary response of dogs.

Sometimes-Opponent-Process Theory

A theory suggesting that emotional and behavioral reactions adjust to opposite states from those initially induced by a stimulus over time.

Conditioned Stimulus

An initially neutral stimulus that, after being linked with an unconditioned stimulus, starts to produce a conditioned response.

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