General Knowledge
PCM's use of the "least restrictive intervention" results in more opportunities for individuals to ___ even during crisis intervention.
What is "make choices"?
Level P is a minimum of __ hours, P1 is ___ hours and P2P, P2S, and P2PS are __ hours.
What are "14, 16, and 22"?
All PCM procedures place an individual in a natural and comfortable position and horizontal procedures always use a _____ for the comfort and protection of the individual.
What is "safety mat"?
When dealing with ___, staff should remain "non-reactive," that is keep emotions low. Staff respond, but it's with little interest.
What is "junk behavior"?
Off-task behavior can happen when there is not enough ___ for doing the task or the task is difficult or uninteresting.
What is "reinforcement"?
PCM transportation procedures include the automatic use of behavioral ___ and ___ principles, referred to as Dynamic Holding.
What is "shaping and fading"?
The PCM system strives to protect an individual's ___ during all phases of the Cycle of Crisis.
What is "dignity"?
When there is a breakdown of vertical immobilization, staff can press vertical immobilization, restart, and press transportation, or ___ the individual, step back five feet and supervise closely.
What is "release"?
Staff can increase proximity by moving closer in a non-threatening way and avoiding ___.
What is "eye-contact"?
Prevention is used to increase on-task or "engaged" behaviors which are ___ with crisis behaviors.
What is "incompatible"?
Behavior and physiology change in ___ ways when moving through the cycle of crisis.
What is "predictable"?
PCM horizontal immobilizations require at least __ staff for prone and at least __ staff for supine.
What are "2 and 3"?
There must be a breakdown or imminent breakdown of ___ for the use of vertical immobilization.
What is "transportation"?
For individuals who are motivated to escape from tasks, staff should try to minimize the delay between the crisis behavior and the ___.
What is "return to task"?
De-escalation strategies are used the moment behavior moves from stable functioning to ___.
What is "pre-crisis"?
For each level on the Cycle of Crisis, there are four strategies for staff to use:
Stable functioning- ____ strategies
Pre-crisis- ___ strategies
Crisis- ____ intervention procedures
Post-crisis ___ strategies
What are "prevention, de-escalation, crisis, and reintegration"?
Only __ or higher are authorized to use vertical immobilization.
What is "P1"?
Practitioners only use the procedures needed to stop crisis, that is, nothing more ___ than necessary.
What is "restrictive"?
When looking at what to teach, if the curriculum isn't well matched to the individual's ___, it could result in increased problem behavior.
What are "needs/abilities"?
If individuals are seeking ___ and staff decide to ignore their behavior, a temporary ___ in problem behavior called an extinction burst may occur.
What are "attention and increase"?
The criteria for Transportation require the same conditions as crisis:
Continuous ___
Continuous ___
Continuous High Magnitude ___
What are "aggression, self-injury, and disruption"?
The criteria for horizontal immobilization are:
- ___ or a breakdown or imminent breakdown of transportation or vertical immobilization.
- Staff must always use a ___ ___.
- Can only be done by practitioners who are at least level ___ or instructors of the same level.
What are "CASH, safety mat, and P2"?
When managing tasks and activities in Post-crisis level 2: at first, tasks should be familiar to the individual, but avoid using ___ tasks.
What is "preferred"?
Once at Post-crisis level 1, the indiviual should quickly be re-engaged in ____ behaviors and possibly contrived tasks.
What is "high probability"?
Individuals in PreCL2 are off-task and also visibly ___.
What is "upset/agitated"?