Weakening Problematic Behaviors

Question 1

2 ways of Weakening problematic behaviors ?

Answer 1

• Deliver and Orient to Undesirable Consequences
• Extinguishing the behavior

Question 2

How to Deliver and Orient to Undesirable Consequences to Weaken problematic behavior?

Answer 2

• Use coordination framing to make negative qualities of action more salient

• Use conditional or temporal framing to link an action to an undesirable
consequence

• Use perspective taking to increase awareness of undesirable consequences.

Question 3

Delivering and Orienting to Undesirable Consequences: How to
Use coordination framing to make negative qualities of action more salient? (2 exemples)

Answer 3

• “That might be problematic.”;
• “I see how that could be hurtful.”

Question 4

Delivering and Orienting to Undesirable Consequences: How to
Use conditional or temporal framing to link an action to an undesirable
consequence? (2 exemples)

Answer 4

• “When you withdraw, it becomes difficult for me to help you.”;
• “Do you remember that your wife said you won’t be able to see your daughter if you drink again? Would that be a problem for you?”

Question 5

Delivering and Orienting to Undesirable Consequences: How to
Use perspective taking to increase awareness of undesirable consequences? (3 frames, 3 exemples)

Answer 5

|| Interpersonal deictic framing

• “How do you think you would feel if you were yelled at by your boss in front of your colleagues?”).

|| Spatial deictic framing

• “Imagine you had been at home when your wife received your harsh text on her phone. How do you think you would have seen her react?”).

|| Temporal deictic framing

• “Imagine that a year from now you are still avoiding seeing your parents. How do you think your relationship with them will be then?”

Question 6

How to Extinguish Problematic behavior? (2pts)

Answer 6

• Use nonverbal responses (e.g., Silence; no visual contact; facial expression
that doesn’t match the client’s expectation).

• Use verbal responses (e.g., Changing the topic of conversation; responding
while intentionally ignoring the client’s problematic action).

Question 7

How to react to block in session?

Answer 7

• Use coordination framing to maintain contact with relevant contexts
• Use distinction/opposition framing to redirect toward more useful contexts

Question 8

Reacting to block in session: How to Use coordination framing to maintain contact with relevant contexts (2 exemples).

Answer 8

• “What if we stuck with this topic for a moment?”;
• “I asked you a question earlier, and I think we got a bit off track. Do you mind if we come back to this question again?”

Question 9

Reacting to block in session: How to Use distinction/opposition framing to redirect toward more useful contexts (1 exemple).

Answer 9

“I suggest we don’t try to solve this problem right now, and instead we
slow down for a moment”