Safety Care Review

Disruptive behaviors have an overwhelming likelihood of causing immediate violent injury

• TRUE

• FALSE

We should respond to challenging behavior with a confident, neutral facial expression.

• true

• false

Traumatic events can affect the person’s ability to feel safe, relate to others, or manage emotions.

• true

• false

Reinforcement is when a consequence weakens the behavior that it follows.

• True

• False

Which of these are characteristics of effective reinforcement? (choose one):

• Immediate, transferrable, descriptive, inclusive, varied.

• Moderate, distinct, descriptive, preferred, dynamic.

• Immediate, distinct, descriptive, preferred, varied.

• Viable, non-dramatic, correlated, preferred, kind.

When a peer teases John, he often threatens to hit. When he threatens to hit, staff remove the peer. Based on the description of John’s behavior pattern above, what is the ANTECEDENT?

• John threatens to hit.

• Staff remove the peer

• Peer teasing John

When a peer teases John, he often threatens to hit. When he threatens to hit, staff remove the peer. Based on the description of John’s behavior pattern above, what is the CONSEQUENCE?

• John threatens to hit.

• Staff remove the peer

• Peer teasing John

2. When planning differential reinforcement, we identify (choose one):

• Safety habits, neurological diagnosis, reinforcer type, comprehensive determinant.

• Reinforcer, non-behaviors, self image, staffing schedule.

• Reinforcer, challenging behaviors, desirable behaviors, schedule of reinforcement

• Context, transitional behaviors, frequency, rapport behaviors.

Which are example(s) of a supportive physical environment?

• Basic needs met

• Privacy or quiet time when desired

• Coercion to complete tasks

• Spacious, comfortable, and uncluttered environment.

Differential Reinforcement is a way to (choose one)

• Reduce challenging behavior by teaching and reinforcing other, more desirable behaviors.

• Increase challenging behavior by diagraming other, even more challenging behaviors.

• Reduce challenging behavior by informing the person about sustainability.

• Increase challenging behavior by applying other, more introspective behaviors.