NSG 120 Mental Health Chapter 18 (Complete And Verified Study material) (4pages) LEARNEXAMS

1. Behavior is considered to be maladaptive because?: Answer if it is age inappropriate,if it interferes with adaptive functioning, and if it is misunderstood by others in termson cultural inappropriateness. Example, if a 15 years acts out in the grocery store, this is not age appropriate? 2. Positive reinforcement: Answer When the reinforcing stimulus increases the probabilitythat the behavior will recur. Example if a child criesfor a candy bar evertime they will eventually get a candy bar. 3. Negative reinforcement: Answer increases the probability that a behavior will recur byremoval of an undesirable reinforcing stimulus. example, the child eats 2 bites of broocli to walk away from the dinner table. 4. The nurse is encouraging a child,diagnosed with autism,to verbalize needs.Which nursing intervention reflects the behavior therapy shaping?: Answer The nurserewards the child incrementally as imporvement in speech occurs. 5. A client diagnosed with alcoholism hasrecently been prescribed disulfiram(antabuse). The nurse recognizes this as which type of behavoir therapy?