Deck 10: Children Who Have Challenging Behaviors and Mental Health Issues

Question 1

Give an example of a setting event.

Answer 1

Anything that could happen to a child that may increase the likelihood of their engaging in challenging behaviors. Being hungry, missing a nap, traveling parent.

Question 2

Give an example of best practice intervention or adaptation for children with challenging behaviors in inclusive classrooms.

Answer 2

Answers will vary.

Question 3

What is PBS?

Answer 3

The preferred behavioral intervention according to IDEA, PBS is the use of positive interventions and supports to encourage socially acceptable behaviors.

Question 4

Give an example of an externalizing challenging behavior.

Question 5

In your own words, what are challenging behaviors?

Question 6

Give a best practice example of an intervention or adaptation for children with challenging behaviors.

Question 7

Which of these is an example of differential attention used properly?

A) Ignoring a child who gets out of his seat and runs around the room and the calling on him as soon as he sits down and raises his hand.
B) Ignoring a child who is throwing materials.
C) Refusing to call on child who was rolling around on the floor during circle time, even once the child is sitting up.

Question 8

The ABCs of Functional Behavior Assessment are…

A) applying behavior consequences.
B) antecedent, behavior, consequence.
C) any behavior challenge.

Question 9

Sarah is struggling in math. During math class, she throws the manipulatives on the floor and her teacher takes away recess. The teacher calmly asks Sarah to pick up the manipulatives off the floor. Cleaning up takes Sarah 5 minutes. The consequence according to functional behavior analysis is:

A) Losing recess.
B) Avoiding completing the math lesson.
C) Losing recess and picking up her her mess.

Question 10

Risk factors for challenging behaviorsdo NOT include:

A) Poverty.
B) Trauma.
C) School factors, including poor classroom management.
D) Parental education level.

Question 11

A child with challenging behaviors may qualify for IDEA under which category?

A) Challenging behaviors.
B) ADHD.
C) Emotional disturbance.
D) At-risk students.

Question 12

Which of these is an internalizing behavior?

A) Inability to sleep.
B) Running away at circle time.
C) Calling someone ""poopyhead.""
D) Refusing to come in after recess.

Question 13

Positive classroom environments automatically encourage socially competent behavior.

Question 14

Only children with mental illnesses display challenging behaviors.

Question 15

What is a negative reinforcement?