Trisha is a client who wants to reduce her cigarette smoking behaviors. Her behavioral therapist instructs her to imagine that while she is smoking, her lungs are impaired and she is desperately but unsuccessfully trying to catch her breath. This technique is best described as
a. behavioral rehearsal.
b. covert sensitization.
c. shaping.
d. overcorrection.
Question 2
Aversion therapy is typically applied when a client has
a. an aversion to a food or other stimulus and the goal is to overcome it.
b. a desired response in his/her repertoire and the goal is to increase its frequency.
c. an unwanted response in his/her repertoire and the goal is to decrease its frequency.
d. a behavioral deficit and the goal is to expand his/her behavioral repertoire.
The nurse cares for the postop client in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU).
No Smoking
Building a Client Base
Client files are kept in alphabetical order in locked file cabinets.
Survey and posture of client: Lateral view
The client is positioned for the examination