PSYB45H3 Lecture 9: Dealing with Behavioural Data
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Behavioural assessment: behavioural assessment is the collection and analysis of data, has four purposes: Identify and describe target behaviour: example: patient comes to office and mentions they suffer from extreme anxiety. Identify possible causes of the behaviour: example: in what situations do you experience anxiety, select appropriate treatment strategy, example: what are the most effective, applicable approaches to a case of anxiety, evaluation of treatment outcome. Direct behavioural assessment: characteristics that may be assessed, togography, the specific movements involved in a particular response, need specific guidelines (ex. Pictures, guidelines) to help record aspects of topography: amount, frequency: number of instances in a period of time, duration: how long a behaviour lasts (direct duration. Intensity: the force of a response (ex. Short frequency: other factors to consider with observation stronger intensity) Strategies for recording behaviour: continuous recording, recording every instance in a specified time period, only practical or feasible for certain types of behaviours.
