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KimWrice · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The nurse teaches a client to snap a rubber band on her wrist whenever an obsessive thought enters
her mind. This technique, designed to interrupt obsessive thinking, can be identified as

a. modeling.
b. flooding.
c. desensitization.
d. thought stopping.

Question 2

A client has generalized anxiety disorder but is otherwise healthy. He is receiving buspirone daily.
The topic that would be excluded from the health teaching plan is

a. the importance of daily aerobic exercise.
b. avoidance of foods and drinks containing caffeine.
c. effects and side effects of buspirone.
d. how to prevent the occurrence of flashbacks.

momolu · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Thought stopping uses techniques such as rubber band snapping, saying stop aloud, and stomping
one's foot to interrupt obsessive thinking. Option A: Modeling involves the therapist acting as a role
model to demonstrate an appropriate behavior. Option B: Flooding exposes a client to a large
amount of a feared stimulus in an effort to extinguish the anxiety response. Option C:
Desensitization involves gradual exposure to a feared stimulus.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Flashbacks are not part of the symptom picture of generalized anxiety disorder. All other topics are
appropriate health teaching for this client.