During a smoking cessation group, the community health nurse explains that in their effort to quit smoking, a reciprocal inhibition approach will be used. The nurse should give the group which example of this technique?
A. "Before you can smoke, you must first take a half-hour walk."
B. "When you have the urge to smoke, imagine being short of breath."
C. "You'll receive $1 for each cigarette not smoked and forfeit $2 for each cigarette smoked."
D. "When you have the urge to smoke, hold your breath and then rhythmically breathe."
ANS: D
These breathing exercises cannot be done while the client smokes. Therefore, they decrease or eliminate the undesired behavior (smoking) that is incompatible with the desired behavior (smoking cessation). This is an example of the behavior therapy of reciprocal inhibition.
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