Exam 1: Introduction

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First, summary labels may be useful for quickly providing general information about how an individual might perform.For example, a ten-year old child labeled as having a severe developmental disability would not be able to read at the first grade level.Second, the labels may imply that a particular treatment program will be helpful.For example, someone labeled as showing road rage might be encouraged to take an anger management program.

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People-first language uses terms that specify the diagnosis or label after specifying the person with that label.It therefore helps us to focus on the problem and to avoid labeling.Although the question does not ask for an example, an example would be identifying an individual as a child with autism rather than an autistic child.

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Any two dimensions can be described.Duration of a behavior is how long it lasts.For example, measuring how long an individual can tread water in a swimming pool.Frequency of a behavior is the number of instances that occur in a given period of time.For example, a figure skater counting the number of times that she or he lands a new jump in a practice session.The intensity or force of a behavior refers to the physical effort or energy involved in emitting the behavior.For example, the force of a person's grip when shaking hands.