A Nursing Instructor Is Teaching About Specific Phobias

question 14

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is teaching about specific phobias. Which student statement indicates to the instructor that teaching has been effective?

• A) "These clients recognize their fear as excessive and frequently seek treatment."
• B) "These clients have a panic level of fear that is overwhelming and unreasonable."
• C) "These clients experience symptoms that mirror a cerebrovascular accident."
• D) "These clients experience the symptoms of tachycardia, dysphagia, and diaphoresis."

Identify the use of systematic desensitization in treating phobias and its methodology.

Distinguish between therapies based on operant conditioning, such as token economies, and those based on classical conditioning.

Examine the effectiveness and ethical considerations of aversion therapies.

Comprehend the therapeutic application of modeling and observation in behavior modification.

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Definitions:

Spatial Arrangement

The organization and placement of objects in space, often requiring an understanding of structure and the relationships between items.

Principle Of Equivalence

The concept in decision theory that choices should be consistent when presented in different forms but representing the same problem.

Spatial

Related to, or existing in space; involving the perception, awareness, and manipulation of objects in a three-dimensional space.

Transformational

Related to a process of profound change in form, structure, or appearance, often used in contexts of transformational leadership or transformational grammar in linguistics.