A client is diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. The nurse ...

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A client is diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. The nurse counselor recommends intervention with the behavioral technique of reciprocal inhibition. The client asks, What's that? Which is the most appropriate nursing reply?
 
  A. At the beginning of this intervention, a contract will be drawn up explicitly stating the behavior change agreed upon.
  B. By introducing an adaptive behavior that is mutually exclusive to your maladaptive behavior, we will expect subsequent behavior to improve.
  C. Through a series of increasingly anxiety-provoking steps, we will gradually increase your tolerance to anxiety.
  D. In one intense session, you will be exposed to a maximum level of anxiety that you will learn to tolerate.

Question 2

A 2-year-old engages in frequent temper tantrums that usually result in the parents giving in to demands. During family therapy, how should a nurse counsel the parents?
 
  A. You are shaping your child's behavior.
  B. Your child has modeled your behavior.
  C. You are positively reinforcing your child's behavior.
  D. You are negatively reinforcing your child's behavior.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Reciprocal inhibition decreases or eliminates an undesired behavior by introducing a more adaptive behavior that is incompatible with the undesired behavior.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C

[TFauchery]

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