During Hospitalization, an Attention-Seeking Client Has Repeatedly Cut Self

During hospitalization, an attention-seeking client has repeatedly cut self. After threatening to cut self again, the nurse states, "Here are some Band-Aids so you won't bleed on the sheets." Which is the underlying reason for this nurse's response?

A) The nurse is using an aversive stimulus in response to the client's manipulative cutting behavior.
B) The nurse is using negative reinforcement in response to the client's behavior.
C) The nurse is minimizing reinforcement of the client's manipulative behavior with the goal of extinction.
D) The nurse lacks empathy for the client's recurring self-injurious behavior.