Heather Began Having Physical Withdrawal Symptoms About Twenty-Four Hours After

question 193

Multiple Choice

Heather began having physical withdrawal symptoms about twenty-four hours after she stopped drinking.She kept waking up from vivid dreams.She was trembling and sweating.Her heart rate was rapid,and she felt nauseated.Heather is suffering from __________.

• A)Werkicke-Korsakoff syndrome
• B)Tourette's syndrome
• C)alcohol withdrawal syndrome
• D)delirium tremens

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Definitions:

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique where a positive stimulus is introduced with the fear-evoking stimulus at the same time, to try to replace the negative response with a positive one.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process by which the likelihood of a behavior is increased or decreased through reinforcement or punishment following the behavior.

Effectiveness Of Therapy

The degree to which a particular therapy or treatment achieves its intended outcome(s) or results in a beneficial change or improvement in symptoms.

Behavioural Changes

Alterations in an individual's actions or reactions, often as a result of psychological interventions, learning, or environmental factors.