How Should a Patient in a Wheelchair Be Instructed to React

question 16

Multiple Choice

How should a patient in a wheelchair be instructed to react to a backward fall?

• A) Place one forehand across the knees and thighs.
• B) Reach backward for protection with one hand.
• C) Reach backward for protection with both hands.
• D) Raise both upper extremities above the head.

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Definitions:

Drive

An intense internal force that motivates behavior.

Homeostasis

The tendency to maintain equilibrium by adjusting physiological or psychological processes.

Primary Drives

Basic, innate drives that motivate behavior essential for survival, such as hunger, thirst, and avoidance of pain.

Hull

An American psychologist who developed the drive-reduction theory, emphasizing the role of biological needs in motivation and behavior.