Deck 21: A: Habit Reversal Procedures

Question 1

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

A) ​awareness training ;competing response training
B) ​awareness training ;motivational strategies
C) ​social support ;motivational strategies
D) ​competing response training ;social support

Answer 1

A

Question 2

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

A) ​the same for different types of habit behaviors
B) ​incompatible with the habit behavior
C) ​easily identifiable by others
D) ​more effortful than the habit

Answer 2

B

Question 3

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?​

A) ​motivational strategies
B) ​awareness training
C) ​competing response training
D) ​social support

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Habit reversal procedures include all of the following components except:​

A) ​awareness training
B) ​motivational strategies
C) ​avoidance training
D) ​competing response training

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT true concerning habit reversal procedures?​

A) ​they are implemented by the individual with the problem behavior
B) ​they are used to decrease the frequency of undesirable behavior
C) ​they are used for behaviors that generally do not interfere with social functioning
D) ​they are implemented by the person engaging in the habit behavior

Question 6

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):​

A) ​motor tic
B) ​nervous habit
C) ​innate reflex
D) ​unconditioned response

Question 7

Nervous habits are characterized by:​

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 8

A nervous habit most often involves:​

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

Question 9

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

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 10

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

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

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

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?​

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

Question 13

In a habit reversal procedure,teaching an individual to identify each instance of the habit behavior is referred to as ____________ training.​

A) ​discrimination
B) ​awareness
C) ​recognition
D) ​contingency

Question 14

Sam engages in repetitive throat-clearing behavior even though he does not have a cold or any problem with his throat.Sam's behavior of repetitive throat-clearing is an example of a:​

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

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a type of habit behavior?​

A) ​nervous habits
B) ​stuttering
C) ​face slapping
D) ​motor tics

Question 16

In order to increase the probability that a competing response will be used,a psychologist reviews with Amy all the situations in which her habit of nail-biting occurs,and the problems it may have caused.Which component of a habit reversal procedure is being used?​

A) ​awareness training
B) ​environmental review
C) ​functional assessment
D) ​a motivational strategy

Question 17

A habit behavior becomes a habit disorder when:​

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

Question 18

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.​

A) ​contingent response
B) ​awareness
C) ​operant
D) ​competing response

Question 19

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?​

A) ​vocal tic
B) ​negative habit
C) ​motor tic
D) ​nervous habit

Question 20

All of the following are examples of nervous habits except:​

A) ​nail biting
B) ​cracking knuckles
C) ​stuttering
D) ​jingling money in a pocket

Question 21

Habit disorders are ________________ behaviors.​

Question 22

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

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

Question 23

What is the competing response for a vocal tic?​

A) ​learning to say acceptable words to replace the tic
B) learning to stop talking for 5 minutes each time a vocal tic occurs​
C) ​slow,rhythmic breathing through the nose while keeping the mouth closed
D) ​all of these

Question 24

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

A) ​a vocal tic
B) ​a vocal habit
C) ​stuttering
D) ​a competing response that is used for treating a vocal tic

Question 25

What type of habit behavior might also be called a body-focused repetitive behavior?​

A) ​motor tics
B) ​vocal tics
C) ​nervous habits
D) stuttering​

Question 26

In addition to habit reversal which of the following procedures have been found to be effective in decreasing habit behaviors?​

A) ​DRO and response cost
B) ​DRO and social disapproval
C) ​DRO,response interruption and brief restraint
D) ​all of these

Question 27

For whom is habit reversal least likely to be effective?​

A) ​older adults
B) ​young children
C) ​individuals with motor tics
D) ​A and B

Question 28

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

Question 29

An example of a motor tic is ________________.​

Question 30

The __________________ component of habit reversal teaches the client to become aware of each occurrence of the habit behavior.​

Question 31

When the habit behavior involves stuttering,the competing response:​

A) ​is used only when stuttering occurs
B) ​provides an alternative behavior to replace stuttering
C) serves as a punisher for stuttering​
D) ​is functionally equivalent to stuttering

Question 32

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

Question 33

It is believed that nervous habits serve to diminish ________________.​

Question 34

A behavior that is incompatible with the habit behavior is called a ________________.​

Question 35

What does the social support person do as part of the habit reversal procedure?​

A) ​remind the person to use her competing response when the habit behavior is not occurring
B) ​remind the person to use her competing response when the habit behavior is occurring
C) ​have daily discussions with the person about the negative impact of the habit behavior
D) ​A and B

Question 36

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

Question 37

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

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 38

When using habit reversal with children,what might the parent need to do to make the procedure successful?​

A) ​add time out to the procedure
B) ​use physical guidance to get the child to use the competing response
C) ​provide a firm verbal reprimand each time the child engages in the habit behavior
D) ​A and C

Question 39

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

Question 40

An example of a nervous habit is ________________.​

Question 41

Habit reversal works for nervous habits but not for tics.​

Question 42

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

Question 43

Nervous habits typically serve a social function for the individual.​

Question 44

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

Question 45

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

Question 46

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

Question 47

Awareness,competing response training,and social support procedures are components of the habit reversal procedure.​

Question 48

How does the therapist increase the likelihood that the client will use the competing response to control the habit outside of treatment sessions?​

Question 49

Motor tics can develop out of an injury to a particular muscle.​

Question 50

A client usually engages in a competing response for 10-15 minutes.​

Question 51

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

Question 52

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

Question 53

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

Question 54

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

Question 55

The use of a competing response probably serves the same functions for habits,tics and stuttering.​

Question 56

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

Question 57

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