Parents of a 5-Year-Old Child Diagnosed as Cognitively Impaired Have

question 19

Multiple Choice

Parents of a 5-year-old child diagnosed as cognitively impaired have come to the nurse to discuss different approaches to the ongoing care of their child.The nurse suggests focusing on skills relative to:

• A) acquiring job skills.
• B) making decisions.
• C) performing self-care activities.
• D) reading and doing simple math.

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Definitions:

Mental Accessibility

The ease with which specific information can be retrieved from memory, influenced by the frequency or recentness of exposure.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus.

Psychological Reactance

A motivational reaction to offers, persons, rules, or regulations that threaten or eliminate specific behavioral freedoms.

Attitude Inoculation

A method of making individuals resistant to attempts to change their attitudes by initially exposing them to small arguments against their beliefs.