A Child Has Been Seizure Free for 2 Years

question 41

Multiple Choice

A child has been seizure free for 2 years.A father asks the nurse how much longer the child will need to take the antiseizure medications.How should the nurse respond?

• A) Medications can be discontinued at this time.
• B) The child will need to take the drugs for 5 years after the last seizure.
• C) A step-wise approach will be used to reduce the dosage gradually.
• D) Seizure disorders are a lifelong problem. Medications cannot be discontinued.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response in classical conditioning.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning.

Extinction

The weakening and eventual disappearance of a learned response; in classical conditioning, it occurs when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus; in operant conditioning, it occurs when a response is no longer followed by a reinforcer.

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus.