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A Patient States,"I Do Cocaine When I Feel Things Are

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A patient states,"I do cocaine when I feel things are out of my control." The nurse responds by asking,"What else does cocaine do for you?" What communication skill does this exemplify?


Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

The termination of an aversive event, which reinforces the behavior that preceded it.

Escape

A type of behavior or response aimed at getting away from an unpleasant or aversive situation.

Unpleasant

An emotional response to stimuli that are considered to be disagreeable, uncomfortable, or distressing.

Passive Avoidance

A learning process where an individual learns to withhold a specific behavior to prevent an unpleasant outcome, often studied in the context of fear conditioning.

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