Chaney -2004 Flashcards

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Define operant conditioning

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A theory of learning where behaviours is influenced by its consequences. Behaviours that are reinforced (rewarded) will likely repeated

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Define a health psychologist

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The study of psychological and behavioural processes in health, illness and healthcare

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Define positive reinforcement

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The process of encouraging or establish a pattern of behaviour by offering reward when the behaviour is exhibited

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What is a funhaler?

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Incorporates features to distract the attention of children from the drug delivery event itself to provide a means of reinforcing the use of

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Define compliance

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When an individual changes the behaviour in response to an explicit or implicit request by another person

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What is asthma spacer device?

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A device that makes using an in phaser efficient and more effective

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What is the background behind chaney study?

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•Poor adherence to asthma medication is a huge problem globally
•Research has suggested that there is a clear link between frequency of asthma attacks and compliance: children who experience asthma attacks have an average compliance rate of 14% whereas those who do not experience attacks have 68% compliance rate
•Treatment programmes may lack efficacy because the condition is not managed early on and/or patients do not receive regular reviews

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What is positive reinforcement?

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To add something to the environment that would increase the likelihood of the behaviour to reoccur eg Rats given food when they pressed the right lever

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What is negative reinforcement?

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take away something from the environment To increase likelihood of behaviour reoccurring eg Electrification of the floor removed when they pressed the lever

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What is positive punishment?

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To add something to the environment to decrease the likelihood of behaviour reoccurring eg Rats given electric shock when the pressed the wrong lever

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What is negative punishment?

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To take away something from the environment that decrease the likelihood of behaviour reoccurring eg Food bowl removed when they pressed the wrong lever

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