Mod 13 Behavioral Adjustment of Siblings (Hastings) Flashcards
According to the authors, which of the following points would be clinically significant justifications for research on the impact of intensive ABA and family functioning?
(Select all that apply)
Parents are often involved as therapists in their child’s program.
Psychological distress may also have an impact on the quality of ABA interventions.
Family members with children with autism may already experience higher stress levels.
Parents need to be accountable for collecting data on their own children.
Parents are often involved as therapists in their child’s program.
Psychological distress may also have an impact on the quality of ABA interventions.
Family members with children with autism may already experience higher stress levels.
Which of the following examples might predict parental stress levels in families affected by autism?
(Select all that apply)
length of time a child has been in ABA
social support
positive coping strategies
age of child when they started ABA
social support
positive coping strategies
Which of the following examples are justifications for sibling-focused research?
(Select all that apply)
Siblings might become responsible for the person with autism at some point in the future.
ABA has a unique frequency in input to the family home.
ABA has both qualitative and quantitative dimensions of parent-child interactions.
There are a high number of families engaged in ABA programs at an international level.
ABA has a unique frequency in input to the family home.
ABA has both qualitative and quantitative dimensions of parent-child interactions.
There are a high number of families engaged in ABA programs at an international level.
Which of the following factors have been suggested to have strong impact on sibling adjustment?
whether the sibling is older or younger than the child with autism
whether the sibling with autism resides at home or in outside placement
marital status and quality of family life
sibling gender
marital status and quality of family life
Which of the following rationales were hypothesized by the authors for social support to affect sibling adjustment?
(Select all that apply)
There is a compensatory factor where social support may have negative adjustments.
There is a compensatory factor where social support may have less negative and more positive adjustments.
For families with children with more severe disabilities, higher levels of social support will have fewer adjustment problems.
Social support can mediate the relationship between siblings.
There is a compensatory factor where social support may have less negative and more positive adjustments.
For families with children with more severe disabilities, higher levels of social support will have fewer adjustment problems.
Social support can mediate the relationship between siblings.
Which of the following dimensions were evaluated regarding sibling behavioral adjustment?
(Select all that apply)
prosocial behavior
stagnate behavior
independent leisure activities
behavioral problems
prosocial behavior
behavioral problems
What are some of the behavioral problems that might be associated with having a sibling with autism?
(Select all that apply)
conduct problems
emotional problems
hyperactivity
problems with peers
all of the above
Following the regression analysis, which of the following factors showed the most significant impact on sibling adjustment?
role of social support as mediator
formal social support
role of social support as compensatory factor
informal social support
formal social support
Which of the following are examples of ways sibling adjustment may be impacted?
(Select all that apply)
impact on family social life
changes in attitude towards their sibling with autism
differential treatment by parents
sibling age and maturity level
impact on family social life
changes in attitude towards their sibling with autism
differential treatment by parents
What are some of the practical implications of current research?
(Select all that apply)
Families should only engage in intensive early intervention if they are not in crisis mode.
There are no indicators to alert practitioners to family-functioning problems in the context of intensive ABA.
Support by early intervention teams can be beneficial to more families than just families affected by autism.
It is hypothesized that families with higher socio-economic status have resources to support intensive ABA.
There are no indicators to alert practitioners to family-functioning problems in the context of intensive ABA.
Support by early intervention teams can be beneficial to more families than just families affected by autism.
It is hypothesized that families with higher socio-economic status have resources to support intensive ABA.
