Most adults would profit from the techniques that hospitals use to prepare children for hospitalization. The main barrier to preparing all patients who undergo stressful medical procedures is that
A) adults do not have the time for these procedures.
B) these procedures add to medical costs.
C) patients find the preparation as stressful as the procedures, so preparation adds to the overall stress of hospitalization.
D) these procedures are not effective.
Question 2
Using modeling to help children in the hospital prepare for stressful medical procedures
A) is not successful in helping children prepare for surgery but can help with less serious procedures.
B) is successful with children but not with adolescents or adults.
C) can be more successful than drugs when modeling is combined with a cognitive behavioral intervention.
D) can be effective if the parents of the young patient are not allowed to participate.
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