When asked to identify principles that define the term ...

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When asked to identify principles that define the term maladaptive behavior, which nursing student statement indicates that further teaching is needed?
 
  A. Behavior is maladaptive when it is age inappropriate.
  B. Behavior is maladaptive when it interferes with adaptive functioning.
  C. Behavior is maladaptive when it is identified as inappropriate in the context of one's culture.
  D. Behavior is maladaptive when it results in change within an otherwise stable subsystem.

Question 2

Which assumption is most reflective of a behavioral theory model?
 
  A. Mental illness is characterized by structural and biochemical alterations.
  B. Thought processes influence behaviors.
  C. All personality development has a social context.
  D. There is a basic relationship between stimulus and response.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Behaviors that result in change within a subsystem, even when it is stable, could be either adaptive or maladaptive behaviors. This statement, therefore, is incorrect.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
That there is a basic relationship between stimulus and response is an assumption of a behavioral theory model. The connection between a stimulus and a response is strengthened or weakened by the consequences of the response.