Behavior Reduction

Question 1

Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) or Behavior Reduction Plan (BRP)

Answer 1

Skill-building programs help address these issues while building skills. Behavior reduction program tells you what to do when the behaviors occur.

Question 2

Name the (7) Components of Behavior Reduction Plan

Answer 2

1. ) Operationaldefinition 2.) Function of behavior 3.) Antecedent strategies 4.) Replacement behavior 5.) Consequence strategies 6.) People responsible
2. ) Emergency measures

Question 3

Name the 4 Functions of Behavior

Answer 3

Attention, Escape, Sensory, Access to Tangibles

Question 4

Establishing Operations

Answer 4

his refers to instances when something is made more valuable by deprivation―if you are hungry you are more likely to engage in food-seeking behavior. The hunger or being deprived of food is the establishing operation. You can increase the value of a reinforcer by depriving a client of the reinforcer prior to the start of therapy. For example, if you use an iPad as a reinforcer, have the caregivers of the client not allow the client to have the iPad 24 hours prior to therapy starting.

Question 5

Abolishing Operation

Answer 5

This is when something is made less valuable by satiation. If you are full you are less likely to engage in food-seeking behavior. The feeling of fullness is the abolishing operation. You can decrease the value of a reinforcer, which was maintaining maladaptive behavior by satiating a client of the reinforcer. For example, if the client cries for attention from mom, you can have mom continually provide attention. This will decrease the value of attention to the client and decrease the behavior of crying.

Question 6

Non-Contingent Reinforcement

Answer 6

This is providing reinforcement to a client regardless of behavior. This will act as an abolishing operation on the reinforcer. For example, providing a client 5 minutes of attention every hour, this will make is less likely for the client to engage in maladaptive behaviors for attention. Providing a client 5 minutes of screen time every hour, will make is less likely for the client to engage in maladaptive behaviors for screen time. Providing a client a 5 minute break every hour, will make it less likely for the client to engage in maladaptive behaviors to escape something aversive.

Question 7

Demand Fading

Answer 7

This is a technique where you increase the demand over time; used to decrease behaviors with the function of escape. For example, first presenting a small amount vegetable and increasing it over time or first presenting one math problem and increasing the amount of problems over time. This is a version of allowing escape. The client is escaping the higher demand for a period of time.

Question 8

Task Modification

Answer 8

This technique is changing how the client does work. Also used for behavior with the function of escape. Making it more preferred by the client. Examples: using a favorite character for counting, allowing the learner to use a favorite pencil, and identifying real objects rather than pictures of objects.

Question 9

High Probability Sequence/Behavior Momentum

Answer 9

Providing 3-4 demands with high compliance (you are sure the learner can and will do them), and presenting the demand with low compliance at the end of the sequence. This must do this quickly; keeping the demands simple. Due to compliance in the first part of the sequence, the learner “rolls” into compliance in the last part of the sequence. Examples: bite of pasta, bite of pasta, bite of pasta, bite of vegetables, several easy math problems followed by a hard math problem, and putting on several pieces of clothing which are easy, and then putting on the harder piece of clothing

Question 10

Choice

Answer 10

Giving the client a choice during therapy, choice increases compliance and provides the learner a sense of control. Examples: Which color should we use? Which game should we play ? Which animal do you want?