Parents decide to try the nurse practitioner's suggestion of time out when their child misbehaves. What teaching should the nurse practitioner provide the parents?
A. "Correct your child's behavior by spanking for a specified time period."
B. "Ignore the child's negative behavior."
C. "Add positive reinforcement for acceptable behavior."
D. "Temporarily move your child to an area where behavior is not being reinforced."
ANS: D
A time out is an aversive stimulus or punishment during which the client is removed from the environment where the unacceptable behavior is occurring. Usually during a time out, the person is temporarily isolated so there is no reinforcing attention. This discourages a reoccurrence of the undesired behavior.
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