Behavior Intervention Plan: David Rachael Hardy PS410: Screening and Assessment Kaplan University Mrs. Blockhouse‚ the principal at Bertha Barber Elementary School‚ called the offices of “Hope Is Here” with a request for an intervention plan. Bertha Barber has an 8 year old‚ Caucasian boy‚ named David‚ with whom teachers and aides have described as having “aggressive and disruptive” behaviors. Aggressive behavior is behavior that causes physical or emotional harm to others‚ or threatens
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1. What are the 3 main challenges to studying abnormal psychology that we discussed in class? List the 3 challenges and describe why they are important to consider. (4 points) Avoiding stigma‚ objectivity‚ and preconceived notions 2. What are 4 criteria used to define abnormal behavior? Define each criterion and give an example. (4 points) 4 D’s Dysfunction Distress Disability Deviance 3. Describe the diathesis stress model. Give an example of a diathesis and a stress and how they
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Chapter 1 • Abnormal psychology is the scientific study whose objectives are to describe‚ explain‚ predict and control behaviours that are considered strange or unusual. • The scientific approach/method for investigating abnormal behavior consists of four steps: o Formulating a research question o Expressing the research question in the form of an hypothesis o Applying methods of testing the hypothesis o Drawing conclusions about the correctness or falseness of the hypothesis • The naturalistic
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includes knowledge‚ belief‚ art‚ law‚ morals‚ customs‚ and any other capabilities and habits acquired by humans as members of society. It sets the framework for individual behavior. It functions by setting loose boundries for individual behavior. These boundries are called norms. Simply put‚ they are rules that prohibit certain behaviors in specific situations. But what happens when someone breaks one of their cultural norms? I went to Walmart last week and observed three people doing just that. The
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Rodger is of German‚ Irish‚ and Native American descent. The client is the oldest child of two. Rodger grew up in Manassas and lived in low-income housing with his mother. The client’s father would "come whenever he felt like it‚ he would stay and sell drugs in the neighborhood." Rodger’s mother left his father when he was 5 years old because of his father’s drug use. When the client was 8 years old‚ he moved to Centreville‚ Virginia when his mother moved-in with his stepfather. When the client was
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Elvis Aron Presley was born in Tupelo‚ Mississippi on January 8‚ 1935 to Vernon and Gladys Presley. He lived in Tupelo until aged 13 when he moved to Memphis with his family. It was there were Elvis got his first guitar and decided to make music his life. In 1954‚ Elvis went to Sun Studios to record a record for his mother as a birthday present. During this session‚ Elvis was heard by Sun Studios owner‚ Sam Phillips. He was signed to the Memphis label and released his first single “That’s Alright
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decreasing undesirable behaviors: Extinction. This process refers to the purposefully not reinforcing a behavior that has been previously reinforced. Behavior that is not reinforced tends to become less and less frequent. Mather & Goldstein (2011) detailed that this approach has two parts: a) If‚ in a given situation‚ somebody emits a previously reinforced response and if is not followed by the usual reinforcing consequence; b) then that person is less likely to perform the same behavior again when she
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The Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) website published by the U. S. Office of Special Education notes that Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) and Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) is derived from RTI’s intention to provide improved methods of identification practices and supports for special education (Positive Behavior Support Systems‚ OSEP‚ 2016). In Students With Emotional and Behavioral Problems
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corporation‚ which stands for Positive Behavior Supports. PBS provides individualized services for those with autism and related disabilities. The company was founded in 2007‚ with just a three-person staff‚ and rapidly became one of the largest behavioral support corporations‚ covering seven states in the nation. The basic structure of the organization consists of its founder and CEO‚ a CIO and technical staff‚ Regional Coordinators‚ Certified Behavior Analysts‚ and Behavior Assistants. As autism is exponentially
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A Closer Look at Anorexia Nervosa Lyndsey Miller Abnormal Psychology October 28‚ 2014 Transylvania University According to the DSM 5‚ a person that is diagnosed with anorexia nervosa must display the following things; a persistent restriction of energy intake leading to significantly low body weight (in context of what is minimally expected for age‚ sex‚ developmental trajectory‚ and physical health.) (American Psychiatric Association [APA]‚ 2013) They also must display either an
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