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deesands

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A 34-year-old client with borderline personality disorder is admitted to a mental health unit because of a suicide attempt, anxiety, and depression. Which nursing intervention reflects the best understanding of this disorder?
 
  A) Confine the client to a single room with little contact so that the client can get in touch with her feelings of emptiness.
  B) Medicate the client with minor tranquilizers or antipsychotics that have proven to be successful in the long-term treatment of this disorder.
  C) Use the same care plan for the client as for a schizophrenic client of the same age because borderlines experience transient psychosis.
  D) Start supportive counseling and have frequent staff meetings to deal with potential staff countertransference and conflict.

Question 2

A nurse teaches a group of parents about positive and negative reinforcement in shaping behavior. Which is an example of a positive reinforcer?
 
  a. A parent who kisses a child who is crying to make the crying stop
  b. An adolescent who runs away from home because of trouble in school
  c. A parent who praises a child for putting toys away after playtime
  d. An adolescent who drives within the speed limit to avoid getting a ticket



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tandmlomax84

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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

C
A positive reinforcement is a rewarding stimulus, such as praise. A negative reinforcement also increases the frequency of the appropriate behavior by reinforcing the power of the behavior to control an aversive, rather than rewarding, stimulus. The remaining options are all negative reinforcements.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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