Which of the Following Interventions Are Best for Preventing Sensory

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following interventions are best for preventing sensory deficit for a resident in a long-term care facility? Select all that apply.

• A) Talk to the patient as you provide care.
• B) Incorporate touch when providing care.
• C) Turn on bright, fluorescent light for reading.
• D) Encourage waiting to drink water until after the meal.
• E) Offer spicy seasoning for the resident to use on food.

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Definitions:

Respondent Behavior

A behavioral response to stimuli that is conditioned through certain environmental or physiological triggers, as detailed in classical conditioning.

Classically Conditioned

The process by which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an innately meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to evoke a similar response.

Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others and the outcomes of those behaviors.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that becomes conditioned after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus.