Question 1

A nervous habit most often involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  oral behavior 
B)  twisting of the neck 
C)  use of the hands 
D)  facial grimacing 
A)  oral behavior 
B)  twisting of the neck 
C)  use of the hands 
D)  facial grimacing

Question 2

What is the main way in which the habit reversal procedure varies across the different types of habit disorders?

Accepted Answer

The main difference between the habit re

Question 3

Which type of habit behavior is NOT related to heightened muscle tension?

Accepted Answer

A)  stuttering 
B)  motor tics 
C)  nervous habits 
D)  none of these 
A)  stuttering 
B)  motor tics 
C)  nervous habits 
D)  none of these

Question 4

Habit reversal works for nervous habits but not for tics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A tic disorder that is characterized by multiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a multiple-component disorder 
B)  a parallel disorder 
C)  Tourette's disorder 
D)  multiple tic disorder 
A)  a multiple-component disorder 
B)  a parallel disorder 
C)  Tourette's disorder 
D)  multiple tic disorder

Question 6

What function does a competing response serve when habit behaviors involve nervous habits and muscle tics?

Accepted Answer

A)  the habit behavior is inhibited 
B)  an alternative behavior is provided to replace the habit 
C)  a punisher is presented when the habit occurs 
D)  all of these 
A)  the habit behavior is inhibited 
B)  an alternative behavior is provided to replace the habit 
C)  a punisher is presented when the habit occurs 
D)  all of these

Question 7

When the habit reversal procedure is applied to stuttering, the procedure is called

Accepted Answer

A)  stuttering reversal 
B)  speech therapy 
C)  regulated breathing 
D)  stuttering regulation 
A)  stuttering reversal 
B)  speech therapy 
C)  regulated breathing 
D)  stuttering regulation

Question 8

Habit behaviors do not usually interfere with the social functioning of the individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An example of a motor tic is ________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An example of a motor tic is...

Question 10

Habit reversal procedures are most often implemented by another person acting as a change agent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Habit reversal training sessions are used to teach an individual to:

Accepted Answer

A)  ignore each instance of the habit behavior 
B)  use a competing response when the habit behavior occurs 
C)  implement antecedent manipulations 
D)  develop alternative habit behaviors 
A)  ignore each instance of the habit behavior 
B)  use a competing response when the habit behavior occurs 
C)  implement antecedent manipulations 
D)  develop alternative habit behaviors

Question 12

Provide an example of a competing behavior for hair-pulling.

Accepted Answer

An example of a comp

Question 13

What is involved in the awareness training component of a habit reversal procedure?

Accepted Answer

In awareness training, the individual wi

Question 14

What are the two possible functions served by the competing response?

Accepted Answer

The use of the competing response then s

Question 15

When Nicole has to answer a question in class, she experiences tension and gets stuck on a word and repeats it several times before she is able to answer the question.Which habit behavior is Nicole exhibiting?

Accepted Answer

A)  nervous habit 
B)  vocal tic 
C)  stuttering 
D)  motor tic 
A)  nervous habit 
B)  vocal tic 
C)  stuttering 
D)  motor tic

Question 16

Nervous habits are characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  repetitive and manipulative behaviors 
B)  behaviors that serve a social function 
C)  behaviors that get negative attention 
D)  behaviors that a person cannot control 
A)  repetitive and manipulative behaviors 
B)  behaviors that serve a social function 
C)  behaviors that get negative attention 
D)  behaviors that a person cannot control

Question 17

A habit behavior becomes a habit disorder when:

Accepted Answer

A)  the individual has no control over the behavior 
B)  the behavior is distressing to the individual 
C)  the frequency of the behavior is extreme 
D)  B and C 
A)  the individual has no control over the behavior 
B)  the behavior is distressing to the individual 
C)  the frequency of the behavior is extreme 
D)  B and C

Exam 21: Habit Reversal Procedures

A nervous habit most often involves:

What is the main way in which the habit reversal procedure varies across the different types of habit disorders?

Which type of habit behavior is NOT related to heightened muscle tension?

Habit reversal works for nervous habits but not for tics.

A tic disorder that is characterized by multiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic is referred to as:

What function does a competing response serve when habit behaviors involve nervous habits and muscle tics?

When the habit reversal procedure is applied to stuttering, the procedure is called

Habit behaviors do not usually interfere with the social functioning of the individual.

An example of a motor tic is ________________.

Habit reversal procedures are most often implemented by another person acting as a change agent.

Habit reversal training sessions are used to teach an individual to:

Provide an example of a competing behavior for hair-pulling.

What is involved in the awareness training component of a habit reversal procedure?

What are the two possible functions served by the competing response?

When Nicole has to answer a question in class, she experiences tension and gets stuck on a word and repeats it several times before she is able to answer the question.Which habit behavior is Nicole exhibiting?

Nervous habits are characterized by:

A habit behavior becomes a habit disorder when:

Introduction to Behavior Modification

Observing and Recording Behavior

Graphing Behavior and Measuring Change

Reinforcement

Extinction

Punishment

Stimulus Control: Discrimination and Generalization

Respondent Conditioning

Shaping

Prompting and Transfer of Stimulus Control

Chaining

Behavioral Skills Training Procedures

Understanding Problem Behaviors Through Functional Assessment

Applying Extinction

Differential Reinforcement

Antecedent Control Procedures

Using Punishment: Time-Out and Response Cost

Positive Punishment Procedures and the Ethics of Punishment

Promoting Generalization

Self-Management

The Token Economy

Behavioral Contracts

Fear and Anxiety Reduction Procedures

Cognitive Behavior Modification

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