1. Identify issues at school and at home that may be affecting Loreleis recent behavior. As a...
Question:
1. Identify issues at school and at home that may be affecting Lorelei’s recent behavior. As a behavioral therapist, what kinds of questions would you ask Lorelei’s mother and her teacher to help better assess the situation at home and school?
2. In behavior modification theory, a “target behavior” is a specific behavior or actions you would like to change or modify. For example , if a child is constantly throwing tantrums and hitting then the target behavior might be hitting. It is important to be specific in addressing target behavior so that therapist can be successful in correcting the behavior that need to be changed. With this in mind what are the target behavior you might want to address with Lorelei? In other words what is Lorelei specifically doing that is interfering with her success at home and/or at school? With every target behavior, identify a desired behavior that would be more appropriate (e.g., tell the child that instead of hitting they should stop, breathe, tell the teacher they are frustrated and step away until they can come down)
3. Considering what we’ve learned this module create a behavioral plan for Lorelei. How might you modify Lorelei’s behavior to address the issues she’s been having? For this question, please choose at least two of the terms below. first define this term in your own words. Second identify how you might modify Lorelei’s behavior using that specific technique
Reinforcement
Punishment
Extinction
4. Variable schedules of reinforcement produce responses that are most resistance to extinction. Explain why and provide an example to support your answer. In the case of Lorelei, how could you utilize a variable schedule of reinforcement to encourage positive changes in her target behaviors?
5. Let’s Explore how do you theories of child development play into this situation. Considering what we know about temperament, what type of temperaments do you think Lorelei’s demonstrates? Provide examples to support your answer how my Lorelei’s temperament play a part in her behaviors at home and at school