Unit 5: Friman on Mainstream Behavior Analysis

Question 1

Miraculous successes of ABA (according to Dr. Friman)

Answer 1

• Autism
• feeding disorders
• SIB
• psychiatric institutions

Question 2

bx is a function of circumstances

Answer 2

core of bx analysis

Question 3

representative subjects of mainstream bx analysis

Answer 3

• pediatric primary care
• male fertility
• littering

Question 4

the application of bx analysis and developmental psychology to child bx problems presenting in primary care settings

Answer 4

behavioral pediatrics

Question 5

emphasis of bx pediatrics in primary care

Answer 5

prevention

Question 6

main interventions in behavioral pediatrics

Answer 6

• supportive health education

- prescriptive treatment

Question 7

domains of care in behavioral pediatrics

Answer 7

• common behavioral problems
• behavioral problems with significant medical (biological) dimensions
• medical (biological) problems with significant behavioral dimensions

Question 8

reasons for the lack of time spent in discussion of behavioral issues at pediatric visits

Answer 8

• lack of time
• lack of training
• lack on inclination

Question 9

percentage of primary care child visits involving bx problems

Answer 9

50%

Question 10

type of behavioral problems presenting in primary care

Answer 10

• high frequency

- low intensity

Question 11

prevalence of symptoms leading to a psychiatric diagnosis of children in the us

Answer 11

11%-25%

Question 12

links to over interpretation in practice in children’s mental health services

Answer 12

• underlying problem syndrome
• textbook case bias
• berkson’s bias

Question 13

reasons why most parents are reluctant to seek services from mainstream mental health providers (according to Dr. Friman)

Answer 13

• stigmas associated with mainstream mental health services
• highly variable quality in mental health services
• mental health providers often equate bx problems with mental illness or psychopathology

Question 14

sample topics in supportive health education

Answer 14

• learning
• crying
• sleep
• toileting readiness

Question 15

sample targets in prescriptive treatment

Answer 15

• toddler misbehavior
• bedtime problems
• simple habits
• defiance, non-compliance, and rule infractions in older children
• simple phobias

Question 16

Dr. Friman’s conceptualization of learning

Answer 16

learning = repetition + contrast

Question 17

contrast (as it relates to learning)

Answer 17

change in experience:

• quality (determines direction of learning)
  
  • pleasant (reinforcement)
  • unpleasant (punishment)
• quantity (determines need for repetition)
  
  • large change (less repetition)
  • small change (more repetition)

Question 18

sleep deprivation is correlated with

Answer 18

• ADHD
• depression
• anger outbursts

Question 19

toileting readiness

Answer 19

• physical
• bladder
• language
• instructional
• proprioceptive readiness
• emotional-social readiness

Question 20

physical readiness (as it relates to toiling)

Answer 20

• raise and lower pants
• pincer grasp
• fully ambulatory
• sit independently

Question 21

Dr. Friman’s tolieting program

Answer 21

• drink
• undress
• play
• pay

Question 22

treatment of bedtime resistance

Answer 22

escape extinction

Question 23

bedtime pass

Answer 23

A pass that can be exchanged for 1 visit out of the bedroom after bedtime. The visits need to be short and have a specific purpose that can be satisfied by an action. Following the action, the pass is surrendered until the following night when the process is repeated.

Question 24

components of the bedtime pass

Answer 24

• escape extinction

- DRA

Question 25

treatment of defiance in older children

Answer 25

job-based grounding

Question 26

treatment of toddler misbehavior

Answer 26

time-in and time-out

Question 27

treatment to increase spermatogenesis

Answer 27

lose underwear (decreases testicular temperature)

Question 28

treatment of simple phobias

Answer 28

• extinction
• stimulus fade in
• DRI

Question 29

treatment of thumb sucking

Answer 29

• dot-to- dot reward

- reminder fluid

Question 30

what was the number one ranked behavior problem in both boys and girls for children?

Answer 30

night wetting

Question 31

who ranked the bx problems in 3 yr old children as hardest to solve?

Answer 31

parents

Question 32

the problem with getting professional help for commonly ranked problems in 3 yr old children is that the…

Answer 32

skill deficits are typically not paid for by insurance

Question 33

according to dr. friman’s conceptualization of learning, the quality of an experience determines…

Answer 33

direction of learning

Question 34

“holding self” would be one indication of which aspect of toileting readiness?

Answer 34

proprioceptive

Question 35

physical readiness as related to tolieting includes…

Answer 35

• being able to walk to the rr
• having a pincer grasp
• pulling pants up and down
• sitting in the toilet for at least 2-minutes

Question 36

how might the bedtime pass function in reducing bedtime resistance without producing an extinction burst?

Answer 36

DRA plus EXCAPE extinction

Question 37

what triggered dr. friman’s research on littering?

Answer 37

trash receptacle placement