FRHD 3150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Biofeedback, Schizophrenia, Stress Management

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3150
• Professor: Michelle Preyde

Document Summary

Behavioural approaches to teaching is the personalized system of instruction: 1. identify target behaviours: students only study small amounts of material, frequent tests, mastery criteria, students not penalized for failing, score tests immediately, go-at-you-own-pace feature, use lectures for motivation. Early intensive behavioural intervention (eibi) focuses on strategies to teach social behaviours, eliminate self-stimulatory behaviours and develop language skills. Treatment of choice for children with autism in terms of both cost and effectiveness. Health psychology: considers how psychological factors can in uence or cause illness and how people can be encouraged to practice health behaviours to proven health problems. Management of caregivers (changing behaviours of medical staff) Behavioural community psychology: applications to socially signi cant problems in unstructured community settings where the behaviour of individuals is not considered deviant in the traditional sense. Increased inclusion of subjective assessments when evaluating treatment outcomes.