Unit 5: Friman on Mainstream Behavior Analysis Flashcards
Miraculous successes of ABA (according to Dr. Friman)
- Autism
- feeding disorders
- SIB
- psychiatric institutions
bx is a function of circumstances
core of bx analysis
representative subjects of mainstream bx analysis
- pediatric primary care
- male fertility
- littering
the application of bx analysis and developmental psychology to child bx problems presenting in primary care settings
behavioral pediatrics
emphasis of bx pediatrics in primary care
prevention
main interventions in behavioral pediatrics
- supportive health education
- prescriptive treatment
domains of care in behavioral pediatrics
- common behavioral problems
- behavioral problems with significant medical (biological) dimensions
- medical (biological) problems with significant behavioral dimensions
reasons for the lack of time spent in discussion of behavioral issues at pediatric visits
- lack of time
- lack of training
- lack on inclination
percentage of primary care child visits involving bx problems
50%
type of behavioral problems presenting in primary care
- high frequency
- low intensity
prevalence of symptoms leading to a psychiatric diagnosis of children in the us
11%-25%
links to over interpretation in practice in children’s mental health services
- underlying problem syndrome
- textbook case bias
- berkson’s bias
reasons why most parents are reluctant to seek services from mainstream mental health providers (according to Dr. Friman)
- 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
sample topics in supportive health education
- learning
- crying
- sleep
- toileting readiness
sample targets in prescriptive treatment
- toddler misbehavior
- bedtime problems
- simple habits
- defiance, non-compliance, and rule infractions in older children
- simple phobias
Dr. Friman’s conceptualization of learning
learning = repetition + contrast
contrast (as it relates to learning)
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)
sleep deprivation is correlated with
- ADHD
- depression
- anger outbursts
toileting readiness
- physical
- bladder
- language
- instructional
- proprioceptive readiness
- emotional-social readiness
physical readiness (as it relates to toiling)
- raise and lower pants
- pincer grasp
- fully ambulatory
- sit independently
Dr. Friman’s tolieting program
- drink
- undress
- play
- pay
treatment of bedtime resistance
escape extinction
bedtime pass
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.
components of the bedtime pass
- escape extinction
- DRA
