Session 10: POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT, PART 2

What is the reason for the occurrence of challenging behavior?

A) The individual is getting or avoiding something

B) The individual is engaging in behavior for no reason

C) Someone told the individual to engage in the behavior

D) The individual saw another person engage in the behavior

A) The individual is getting or avoiding something

Meaningful reinforcement occurs when:

A) The DSP is unsure how to react to a specific behavior

B) An individual's behavior is rewarded by a positive response

C) The DSP does not respond to a specific behavior

D) An individual's behavior is corrected immediately

B) An individual's behavior is rewarded by a positive response

What are some ways the DSP can support the individual in reducing the occurrence of challenging behavior?

A) Teach the individual a few new skills

B) Teach the individual using visual cues only

C) Make sure the individual has more choices

D) Help the individual maintain their routines

C) Make sure the individual has more choices

The DSP is able to teach to the strengths of an individual when:

A) The individual does not want to learn

B) The DSP can identify the individual by name

C) The individual does not communicate well

D) The DSP knows the individual's learning characteristics

D) The DSP knows the individual's learning characteristics

Most behaviors demonstrated by individuals serve the purpose of:

A) Doing something socially acceptable

B) Creating a disturbance in the home or care center

C) Communicating wants, needs, feelings and to get their needs met

D) Teaching others how to behave

C) Communicating wants, needs, feelings and to get their needs met

Which is a way the DSP can assist in the creation of a Behavior Support Plan?

A) Developing suggestions for replacement behaviors

B) Ignore the individual's negative behavior

C) Help the individual care for a new pet

D) Provide opportunities for social interaction

A) Developing suggestions for replacement behaviors

Which are the first two steps in the Behavior Support Plan?

A) Identify learning characteristics; identify consequences

B) Identify quality of life areas that are lacking; define the challenging behavior

C) Identify replacement behavior; identify antecedents

D) Use learning characteristics; identify reasons for challenging behavior

B) Identify quality of life areas that are lacking; define the challenging behavior

What is the best teaching strategy a DSP should use in teaching individuals new skills?

A) Explain the new skills and wait for the individual to do it

B) Ask the individuals if they would like to learn a new skill

C) Show a video of individuals performing the new skill

D) Use verbal directions, showing, and role playing to demonstrate new skills

D) Use verbal directions, showing, and role playing to demonstrate new skills

Which is an example of sensory motivators of challenging behavior?

A) Not speaking

B) Drinking coffee

C) Requesting an object by pointing at it

D) Refusing to complete a task

B) Drinking coffee

When an individual is whining, interrupting or starting a conversation, his behavior may be motivated by:

A) Need for attention

B) Desire to eat more

C) Lack of sleep

D) Fear of an activity

A) Need for attention