During the neurological assessment, the nurse asks the client if she has any problems with her sense of smell. The client relates that she lives near a factory that emits an obnoxious odor, but that she no longer notices the smell. The nurse tells Joan that this phenomenon is normal and is called which of the following?

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This phenomenon is called adaptation, which means that the brain adjusts to a constant or frequently-repeated stimuli, such as an odor, and eventually stops perceiving it. This is a normal process that allows the brain to focus on new or more important stimuli. Tolerance refers to the need for increasing amounts of a substance to achieve the same effect, whereas acceptance and adjustment are not related to this phenomenon.

During the Neurological Assessment, the Nurse Asks the Client If