Textbook Chapter 21: Habit Reversal Procedures Flashcards
What is it called when a habit behaviour occurs frequently or with high intensity?
Habit disorder.
What are the 3 types of habit behaviours?
Nervous habits, motor tics, stuttering.
Nail biting and hair pulling are…
Nervous habits.
Head-jerking and facial grimacing are…
Motor tics.
Word repetitions and prolongations are…
Stuttering.
Why do nervous habits occur?
To diminish nervous tension.
What is it called when nervous habits result in physical damage or negative social evaluations?
Body-focused repetitive behaviour problems.
What are motor tics?
Repetitive, jerking movements of a particular muscle group in the body.
Motor tics are associated with heightened ___ ___.
Muscular tension.
Vocal tics include…
Coughing after the cold is gone.
What is Tourette’s disorder?
Multiple motor and vocal tics. When 2 or more tics occur for at least 1 year.
What is stuttering?
A type of speech disfluency in which the person repeats words or syllables, prolongs the sound of a word or syllable, or blocks a word.
What is stuttering?
A type of speech disfluency in which the person repeats words or syllables, prolongs the sound of a word or syllable, or blocks a word.
What is a motivation strategy?
When the therapist reviews wit the client all the situations in which the habit occurs, and how the habit may have caused inconvenience or embarrassment.
