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Practice Question

A client in a children's mental health behavioral center says, "l got five tickets today!" The nurse knows giving tickets to children for good behavior and not giving them for poor behavior is which type of therapy?

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Correct Answer:

Behavioral therapy

Rationale:

🎯Behavioral therapy is based on the principle that behaviors can be learned or unlearned through reinforcement and consequences

🏆In this scenario, the use of tickets as rewards for good behavior and the withholding of tickets for poor behavior reflects a token economy system, a classic behavioral intervention

🧩This method is rooted in operant conditioning, where positive reinforcement (tickets) is used to encourage desirable behavior and absence of reward discourages undesirable behavior

📊The goal of behavioral therapy is to modify problematic behaviors through structured and consistent interventions that are observable and measurable, making it highly effective in pediatric behavioral settings

📌Core Message

Behavioral therapy uses reinforcement techniques like token economies to shape and encourage positive behaviors especially in structured environments like pediatric behavioral centers

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  • Category: RN Nursing Exams
  • Subcategory: ATI Exams (RN)
  • Domain: Mental Health (RN ati)
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