Unit 4 Flashcards
Identify functional relations &guide tx development
Purpose of functional assessment
Indirect assessment
Descriptive assessment
Structured descriptive assessment
Functional analysis
4 types of functional assessments
Assessment of bx that is removed from time &place from actual occurrence of bx
Indirect assessment(IA)
Motivation assessment scale Questions about behavioral function Functional analysis interview form Problem bx questionnaire FAST
5 common forms of indirect assessment
Method of obtaining hypothesis not clear Limited on idiosyncratic variables Reliance on recollection Poor inter-rater agreement Poor convergent validity
5 indirect assessment of limitations
Use as part of direct observation
Include open-ended questions
Use multiple informants
3 recommendations for IA use
Observing individuals in natural environment by noting events before &after bx
Descriptive assessment(DA)
Narrative recording Open-ended ABC Coded ABC Scatterplot Structured descriptive assessment
5common forms of descriptive assessment
Correlational nature of data
Reactivity
Sample of bx may be inadequate
Poor convergent validity
4 descriptive assessment limitations
Methodology for arranging environmental variables to compare levels of bx in test &control conditions
Functional analysis (FA)
Determines true functional relations
May reveal tx effects
2 of benefitsFA
May not include relevant test conditions
May not identify situational features occasioning problem bx
Potential for iatrogenic effects
Complex, time and labor intensive
4 limitationsof FA
No clear difference between test & control conditions
Undifferentiated FA
Multiple control
Automatic SR+
Discrimination issues
Relevant variables not tested
4 possible causes of undifferentiated FAs
Rule out biological/medical events
Limit pre-session access to reinforcers
2 FA best practice techniques before analysis
Used fixed sequences
Use different SDs for each condition
Wait for problem bx to end before next session
No or low-preference toys in attn & alone conditions
Use intrinsic items
5 FA best practice techniques during analysis
Graph topographies separately
Graph responding during relevant MO only
Structured criteria
3 FA best practice techniques for data interpretation
Location
Divided attention
Difficulty of demands
Conditioned correlated stimuli
3 antecedent modifications to clarify FA results
Type of attn delivered
Which bx’s receive consequences
2 consequence modifications to clarify FA results
Pairwise
Session duration
Extended alone
3 design modifications to clarify FA results
Antecedents
Consequences
MO effects
Person variables
4 categories of idiosyncratic variables
Diverted attention
Attention, but only from certain individuals
2 antecedent idiosyncratic variables
Unrelated to typically tested behavioral functions
Consequence idiosyncratic variables
Problem bx high in a condition when certain MOs are in effect
Motivational operation(MO)effects
Person-specific relations between environment and bx
Person variables
Do benefits outweigh risks?Are there protective measures to manage risk?
2 questions to ask about high-risk bx
Protective procedures(blocking, equipment)
Precursor FA
Latency FA
3 FA variations for high-risk bx
Bx that reliably precedes another
Precursor
FA contingencies placed on precursor bx instead of high-risk bx
Precursor FA
FA only allows bx to occur once in a given session
Latency FA
Limited time
Limited control over environment
Staff with inadequate training
3barriers to FA methodology
FA solution for limited time to conduct
Single function or brief FA
FA solution for limited control over environment
Trial-based FA
FA solution for staff with inadequate training
Train others to conduct FA
Use caregivers as therapistsConditions based on those observed in home
2 general FA modifications for young children
FA conditions set up for: social escape, sensory escape, access to rituals/repetitive bx, stereotypy
FA modifications for ASD diagnostic symptoms
