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Incorporating ABA Principles In OT: A Collaborative Approach Towards Pediatric Patient Care And IPE

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1.  What are the 4 functions of operant behavior?
  1. Tangible, attention, sensory, escape
  2. Tangible, attention, sensory, extinction
  3. Reinforcement, punishment, escape, attention
  4. Reinforcement, punishment, sensory, escape
2.  Johnnys teacher excuses him from clean up duty for the rest of the week since he did such a good job with his writing assignment this week. What is this an example of?
  1. Negative punishment
  2. Positive punishment
  3. Negative reinforcement
  4. Positive reinforcement
3.  Eyes watering when you cut onions and giving up sweets for lent are examples of what 2 types of behavior?
  1. Eyes watering is respondent and giving up sweets is operant
  2. Eyes watering is voluntary behavior and giving up sweets is involuntary behavior.
  3. Eyes watering is operant and giving up sweets is respondent
  4. None of the above
4.  Which of the following statements are accurate regarding punishment?
  1. Decreases future frequency of behavior, can be positive or negative and can create an adverse emotional response of anxiety.
  2. Decreases future frequency of behavior, is always negative and can create an adverse emotional response of anxiety.
  3. Increases future frequency of behavior, can be positive or negative, can create adverse emotional response of anxiety.
  4. None of the above
5.  In therapy, Johnny always throws a tantrum when it is time to get out of the swing, yelling, crying and refusing to participate in the rest of the session. This time the OT decides to ignore his behavior for a few minutes, but he starts yelling/crying louder. Then the OT decides to let him stay in the swing for longer. Which statements are true about this scenario?
  1. Johnny will probably cry next time he is asked to leave the swing.
  2. The therapist did the right thing by letting him to continue swinging; because the sessions would never be productive anyway.
  3. Johnny will most likely leave the swing readily next time.
  4. Johnny will choose a different activity.
6.  In the classroom, Chelsea a 6 yr. old with Down Syndrome, she consistently throws her pencil and hides under the table when asked to do any writing tasks. Typically when this occurs, the teacher tries to talk to Chelsea and offers her incentives to come out from under the table and finish her work. Chelsea stays under the table until recess. Use the ABCs of behavior to label Chelsea's behavior in this scenario?
  1. Antecedent - writing task; Behavior - throwing pencil; Consequence - extinction
  2. Antecedent - being at school; Behavior - not completing the task; Consequence - escape
  3. Antecedent - writing task; Behavior - throwing pencil and hiding under the table; Consequence - escape
  4. Antecedent - writing task; Behavior - throwing pencil; Consequence - extinction
7.  You have been treating a student with autism for the past 4 sessions who refuses to do any writing tasks. He simply ignores your requests and places his head on the table. What behavior strategies can you use to improve student performance?
  1. Since candy is always a reinforce for children; offer candy every session and do not make any requests of him.
  2. Determine if there are any physical limitations contributing to his non-compliance.
  3. Pair yourself with some activity that he does not like for a few sessions before asking him to do anything.
  4. Let him do what he wants. He will eventually write.
8.  According to the research why is IPE important?
  1. It has shown to reduce stress among therapists in multidisciplinary teams.
  2. It has shown to improve health outcomes, client experiences and reduce healthcare costs.
  3. It has shown to improve health outcomes, client experiences and reduce continuing education costs.
  4. All of the above
9.  An ABA therapist tells you that brushing does not work, and it is just giving the student undue attention. She questions if it is evidence-based and asks you how you know it is working? What is the best way to respond to promote IPE?
  1. Ignore the comment and just continue with your treatment plan.
  2. Offer to talk about the science behind brushing and suggest co-treating to collaborate sometime.
  3. Try to convince the team that the child does not need ABA, but more time in OT.
  4. Go straight to Facebook and rant about your experience with ABA therapists.
10.  Which of the following statements are FALSE about ABA therapy?
  1. ABA only works for children with autism.
  2. It is important to understand behavior in occupational therapy.
  3. It is our responsibility as OTs to show our interventions are evidence-based
  4. It is important to work with other disciplines.

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