The nurse is working with the mother of a child with autism. The goal of the session is to plan strategies to increase the child's socialization. The nurse is explaining behavior modification as a treatment process
The nurse will encourage the mother to: 1. Create a reward system when the child interacts with a person.
2. Punish the child when the child's social behaviors are inappropriate.
3. Use dolls to demonstrate appropriate social interactions to the child.
4. Enroll the child in a day care to encourage interaction with other children.
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Rationale 1: This is appropriate treatment involving behavior modification.
Rationale 2: Behavior modification uses positive, not negative, reinforcement to encourage the desired behavior.
Rationale 3: This activity would be a component of play therapy.
Rationale 4: Enrolling the child in a day care may help with interactions, but this is not a description of behavior modification.
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