Applied Behavioral Analysis and Integrated Pharmacology
100
Who developed the theory of operant conditioning?
B.F. Skinner
100
Behaviorists consider personality an individual's particular series of reaction to specific stimuli. True or False?
True
100
__________ teaches the clients to relax the muscles throughout their body in order to decrease anxiety.
progressive relaxation
100
_____ is a branch of psychology that studies the effects of behavior-altering drugs
Behavioral psychopharmacology
200
Which contributor created an experiment using little Albert, which demonstrated that human emotions are learned and can be generalized?
John Watson
200
_________ is used to treat phobias and other behaviors by exposing a threatening/fearful stimulus to the individual in a less fearful setting in order to decrease the anxiety.
desensitization
200
What are the three types of exposure therapies?
flooding, in vivo exposure, and implosive therapy
200
In a behavioral analysis, what are the ABC's of behaviors?
A is antecedent events
B is resulting behavior
C is consequences of the behavior
300
behaviorism is associated primarily with ______ (person's name)
B.F. Skinner
300
When a teacher ignores a child who is acting out she is using the process of _______.
Extinction
300
_____ refers to exposure to fearful stimulus that take place in the client's actual environment
in vivo
300
What are the three categories that most behavior problems can be placed into?
Excess (doing too much of something)
Deficit (not doing enough of something)
Inappropriateness (child using baby talk to get what they want, etc.)
400
Who developed the behavioral technique that involves anxiety hierarchies and relaxation techniques, and what was the technique called?
Joseph Wolpe, and systematic desensitization
400
Operant conditioning changes behaviors using ________, ________, ________, or _____ in order to strengthen or weaken the behavior.
positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, punishment, and extinction
400
During the ______ phase of ______ training, the therapist teaches different skills to the client, like relaxation, cognitive reconstructing, positive self-talk, and problem-solving skills.
skills acquisition and stress inoculation
400
___________ control anxiety by inhibiting the reuptake of the neurotransmitter seratonin, while ________ balance neurotransmitters that control emotional states and behavior.
Which contributor had contributions that could be related to both behaviorism and cognitive therapy?
What is Donald Meichenbaum's?
500
In classical conditioning, presentation of cat food is the ____________, and the behavior of a cat running to their food bowl is a(n)________. Then I started to bang on the food can with a spoon, which is a(n) ____________. Now when the cat hears the banging of a spoon on a can she runs to her food bowl, which is a(n) ___________.
What are the steps to creating an anxiety hierarchy?
1. Write down 10-15 items that relate to the fearful stimulus on separate cards
2. Grade the level of anxiety of each item from 0-100 (100=highest, 0=lowest)
3. Separate them into piles based on low, medium, and high levels of anxiety.
4. Practice up to three of the cards per counseling session.
500
What are the three roles a practitioner has in integrated behavioral psychopharmacology?
1. Mental health consultants
2. Information broker (should be aware of different drugs and be able to communicate that to clients)
3. Monitoring the progress of the client while using the medication