Ch. 21 - Habit Reversal Procedures

Question 1

Habit reversal is type of treatment procedure that…

Answer 1

used to decrease the frequency of undesirable habit behaviours

Question 2

Nervous habits are…

Answer 2

repetitive, manipulative behaviours that are believed to be mist likely to occur when the person experiences heightened nervous tension

Question 3

Do nervous habits serve any social function for the person?

Answer 3

No

Question 4

Motor tics are…

Answer 4

repetitive, jerking movements of a particular muscle group in the body

Question 5

Motor tics are believed to be associated with…

Answer 5

heightened muscle tension

Question 6

How can a motor tic be related to a previous injury?

Answer 6

Sometimes the development of a tis is related to an injury or an event that increases the tension in a particular muscle group, but the tic movements continue to occur once the original injury or event has passed

Question 7

Vocal tics are…

Answer 7

a repetitive vocal sound that does not serve a social function

Question 8

What is Tourrette’s disorder?

Answer 8

a tic disorder involving multiple motor and vocal tics, believed to be case by a complex interaction of genetic and neurobiological factors, as well as environmental events

Question 9

Stuttering is…

Answer 9

a type of speech dysfluency in which the person repeats words or syllables, prolongs the sound of a word or syllable, or blocks on a word

Question 10

Define habit reversal procedures.

Answer 10

implemented in a therapy session with the client who exhibits the habit disorder, the client then implements the procedures that are taught in session to control the habit as it occurs outside the session

Question 11

What are the 4 components of habit reversal procedures?

Answer 11

Awareness training, competing response training, social support and motivation strategy.

Question 12

What is the main difference between the habit reversal procedures for different types of habit disorders?

Answer 12

The competing response

Question 13

Awareness training is a critical component because…

Answer 13

the client must be able to discriminate each instance of the habit to implement the competing response

Question 14

It is the increase in _________ of the habit or tic that is responsible for the success of the habit reversal procedure.

Answer 14

awareness

Question 15

When is a habit behaviour a habit disorder?

Answer 15

When it occurs excessively - great frequency or long duration, physical damage (e.g., hair loss, damage to nails or teeth) and cause distress, social stigma, or embarrassment

Question 16

What is the goal of awareness training?

Answer 16

is to detect each occurrence of the behaviour

Question 17

Social support, as defined in lecture, is a type of _________ habit reversal.

Answer 17

Simplified

Question 18

What are two additional treatments that can be added to habit reversal training?

Answer 18

Relaxation and Generalization training

Question 19

When is response prevention and blocking difficult to implement?

Answer 19

if the behaviour is context-independent