A victim of rape visits the rape crisis counselor weekly. She ...

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A victim of rape visits the rape crisis counselor weekly. She reports to the counselor that her family
  is not very supportive.. The belief that contributes to a negative family response is
 
  a. rape is an act of aggression.
  b. no women ask to be raped.
  c. nice girls do not get raped.
  d. any woman is a potential rape victim.

Question 2

The nurse planning to teach a client to use Benson's relaxation techniques to treat hypertension is
  essentially teaching the client to
 
  a. switch from the sympathetic mode of the autonomic nervous system to the
  parasympathetic mode.
  b. alter the internal state by acting on electronic signals related to physiologic
  processes.
  c. replace stress-producing activities with daily stress-reducing pleasant activities.
  d. reduce catecholamine production and produce -endorphins.

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Answer to Question 1

C
The myth that nice girls do not get raped may contribute to the family's withdrawal and lack of
support. Believing this myth allows the family to attribute blame to the victim. The other statements
are facts, rather than myths, about rape and if understood by the family would prompt support.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
When the sympathetic nervous system is operative, the individual experiences muscular tension and
an elevated pulse, blood pressure, and respiratory rate. Relaxation is achieved when the sympathetic
nervous system is quieted and the parasympathetic nervous system is operative. Option B is the basis
for biofeedback, a behavioral approach to stress reduction. Option C is a cognitive approach called
priority restructuring. Option D is the basis on which guided imagery, a behavioral approach to
stress reduction, operates.