Mr Smith Presents to the Emergency Department at the Local

question 15

Multiple Choice

Mr. Smith presents to the Emergency Department at the local hospital for chest pain and is seen by the ED physician on duty. The physician obtains an extended HPI, an extended ROS, and a pertinent PFSH. What is the level of history?

• A)problem-focused
• B)expanded problem-focused
• C)detailed
• D)comprehensive

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, it refers to any stimulus that strengthens or increases the probability of a specific response or behavior.

Habituation

A decrease in behavioral response after lengthy or repeated exposure to a stimulus.

Conditioning

A process of behavior modification in which a response becomes more frequent or more predictable in a given environment due to reinforcement.