Functions of behaviour

Question 1

Topography

Answer 1

-Topography is the way a behaviour looks

Question 2

Function

Answer 2

• Gives behaviour purpose
• Successful Interventions focus on replacing function
• The goal of behaviour found through analysing behaviour and the environment.

Question 3

Types of function

Answer 3

• Social positive (Gain)
• Social negative (Avoid)
• Automatic (Stimulation)

Question 4

indirect methods

Answer 4

-Questionnaires about the functions of behaviour given to the person who knows the patient well which can help determine antecedents and consequences.

Question 5

Direct observation

Answer 5

• ABC observation: record the immediate typical antecedents and consequences of behaviour
• Scatterplot: mark each box if a behaviour occurred in that time period.

Question 6

Functional analysis

Answer 6

-Test the alone condition (Automatic), attention condition (Social positive), demand condition (Social negative)and have a control condition.

Question 7

Coprophagia

Answer 7

• poop eating fetish
• studied preference using fake poo vs other foods
• automatically maintained

Question 8

Foot fetish

Answer 8

• inappropriate sexual behaviour towards woman’s feet in sandals
• Automatically maintained

Question 9

Rumination

Answer 9

• Repetitive regurgitation
• Automatically reinforced
• liquid rescheduling moderately changed behaviour- supplemental feeding did not