The Nurse Is Performing an Assessment on an Older Adult

question 17

Multiple Choice

The nurse is performing an assessment on an older adult client. Which finding will warrant further investigation?

• A) Slight bulging along the lower eyelids.
• B) Reduced perspiration.
• C) Reduced sebum production.
• D) Large white spots on the upper arms and trunk.

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Definitions:

Overjustification Effect

The phenomenon where providing excessive external rewards for an already internally rewarding activity leads to a decrease in intrinsic motivation.

Overjustification Effect

The phenomenon in which rewarding a person for performing an activity actually decreases their intrinsic motivation to perform that activity.

Externality Hypothesis

A theory suggesting that individuals attribute their success to internal factors and failures to external factors, often explored within the context of social psychology and self-perception.

Principle Homeostasis

The regulatory principle that organisms maintain a stable internal environment despite external changes.