As a Patient Admitted to the Eating Disorders Unit Undresses,a

question 9

Multiple Choice

As a patient admitted to the eating disorders unit undresses,a nurse observes that the patient's body is covered by fine,downy hair.The patient weighs 70 pounds and is 5 feet 4 inches tall.Which term should be documented?

• A) Amenorrhea
• B) Alopecia
• C) Lanugo
• D) Stupor

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Definitions:

Thorndike

An influential American psychologist who developed the law of effect, which suggests that behaviors followed by satisfying consequences tend to be repeated, while those followed by unpleasant consequences are less likely to be repeated.

Reinforcements

In psychology, stimuli or events that increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Operant Conditioning

A teaching technique that involves changing the level of a behavior by applying rewards or punishments.

Classical Conditioning

A process in which learning takes place by pairing two stimuli repeatedly; the response, although initially elicited by the second stimulus, is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.