Exam 21: Habit Reversal Procedures

What 2 basic skills does the client learn from a habit reversal program?

Stuttering may involve ________________, ____________________, and ________________ words or syllables.

An example of a nervous habit is ________________.

Tourette's disorder is diagnosed when ________________ and ________________ tics occur.

A psychologist teaches Matt to put his hand in his pocket whenever his habit of cracking knuckles occurs or is about to occur.Training an individual to engage in a behavior that is incompatible with the habit behavior is referred to as ____________ training.

When Tom goes to the free-throw line during a basketball game, he engages in a repetitive jerky movement of his neck before he shoots the ball.Tom's behavior is an example of a(an):

The competing response in the habit reversal procedure for stuttering is called ________________.

Most children who stutter as they learn to use language, continue to stutter throughout adolescence.

When using habit reversal procedures, the competing response should be:

Joe repetitively taps his pencil on his desk before a test in order to relieve tension.Which type of habit behavior is Joe engaging in?

Prolonging the sound of a syllable or word while speaking is an example of:

A therapist instructs a parent to prompt a child to make a fist whenever the child starts to suck his thumb, and to praise the child for doing so.In which habit reversal component are significant others involved?

For whom is habit reversal least likely to be effective?

Nervous habits typically serve a social function for the individual.

________________ is the involvement of significant others in a habit reversal procedure.

What is the competing response for a vocal tic?

The components of ____________ and ____________ are most responsible for the success of habit reversal procedures in decreasing habit behaviors.

If nervous habits decreased nervous tension they would serve a ________________ reinforcement function.

It is believed that nervous habits serve to diminish ________________.

Awareness training and the use of a competing response are most responsible for the habit reversal procedure's effectiveness.