Ch. 20 - Self Management

Question 1

What is self-management?

Answer 1

Behaviour modification procedures used by a person to change his or her behaviour. In a self-management strategy, the person engaged in a behaviour that alters an antecedent or consequence of the target behaviour or alternative behaviour.

Question 2

What are the two types of self-management problems?

Answer 2

Deficits and excesses.

Question 3

In self-management, a ___ behaviour is used to influence future occurrences of a ___ behaviour.

Answer 3

Controlling, controlled.

Question 4

Identify the behavioural excess, immediate contingency, and delayed negative outcome. A smoker is more alert and relaxed, and does not want to make a response effort for alternative behaviours. They increase their risk of getting cancer in the future.

Answer 4

Smoking is the behavioural excess, alertness and relaxation, as well as the refusal to do alternative behaviours are immediate contingencies, and the risk of lung cancer is the delayed negative outcome.

Question 5

What does goal setting involve?

Answer 5

Writing down the criterion level of the target behaviour and the time frame for the occurrence of the behaviour.

Question 6

Is goal setting alone an effective self-management strategy?

Answer 6

No.

Question 7

Goal-setting is most often implemented in conjunction with…

Answer 7

Self-monitoring.

Question 8

What are the 6 antecedent manipulations to increase the likelihood of the target behaviour?

Answer 8

1. Presenting SD for desirable behaviour.
2. Removing SD for undesirable behaviour.
3. Arranging EO for desirable behaviour.
4. Presenting AO for competing behaviour.
5. Decreasing response effort for target behaviour.
6. Increasing response effort or competing behaviour.

Question 9

What is a behavioural contract?

Answer 9

A written document in which you identify the target behaviour and arrange consequences contingent on a specified level of the target behaviour in a specific time period.

Question 10

Do you apply consequences in a behavioural contract?

Answer 10

No, a contract manager does.

Question 11

What is short-circuiting the contingency?

Answer 11

When a person arranges a reinforcer or a target behaviour, but then takes the reinforcer without first engaging in the target behaviour. Can also work with punishers.

Question 12

What is the difference between a behavioural contract and arranging reinforcers and punishers?

Answer 12

You do not need a contract manager for arranging reinforcers and punishers.

Question 13

When does social support occur?

Answer 13

When significant others in a person’s ;if provide a natural context or cues for the occurrence of the target behaviour or when they naturally provide reinforcing consequences for the occurrence of the target behaviour.

Question 14

What are you doing with self-instructions?

Answer 14

Telling yourself what to do or how to do it in situations that call for a specific target behaviour.

Question 15

What are you doing with self-praise?

Answer 15

You provide positive evaluations of your own behaviour.

Question 16

What are the 9 steps in a self-managmenet plan?

Answer 16

1. Make the decision to engage in self-management.
2. Define the target behaviour and competing behaviours.
3. Set goals.
4. Self-monitor.
5. Conduct a functional assessment.
6. Choose appropriate self-management strategies.
7. Evaluate change.
8. Re-evaluate self-management strategies if necessary.
9. Implement maintenance strategies.