5018 Unit 9 Flashcards
A collective term for anything a living organism does and occurs a s a function of genetic- physiological predispositions and environmental events
Behavior
Determining environmental events
Behavior analysis
Manipulating events to bring about desired changes in behavior
Applied Behavior Analysis
The application of behavior analysis and developmental psychology to child behavioral problems presenting in primary cases
Behavioral Pediatrics in Primary Care
Major emphasis in primary care
Prevention
Two types of intervention
“Supportive health education
Prescriptive treatment”
Three domains for care
“Common bx problems
Behavior problems with significant medical dimensions
Medical problems with significant behavioral dimensions
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Percentage involving bx problems in primary care
“50%
High frequency, low intensity problems
Responsive t prescriptive bx treatments”
Common behavior problems are not pathologies, they are…
Skill deficits
Why pediatricians don’t address common bx problems
Time
Training
Inclination
Berkson’s bias
Emphasis on highly impaired populations
Textbook case bias
Emphasis on extreme cases
Determines direction of learning
Quality
Pleasant/ Unpleasant
Determines need for repetition
Quantity
Types of change important in learning
Quantity
Quality
