PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Autism Spectrum, Intellectual Disability, Ethology
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Psyb45 chapter 2 areas of application: an overview. Behaviour modification techniques can improve a wide variety of behaviours: can help many people ranging in age, intellectual and developmental abilities, and what treatment programs they choose (institutional vs. community) Modified behaviours range from simple motor skills to complex problem solving. Parents are entirely responsible for the initial behavioural development of their children. As children grow, they enter new environments with new adults who end up sharing that responsibility (ex. Behavioural techniques and manuals have been put together to help parents teach their kids how to walk, talk, use the toilet, etc. Parents also rely on behavioural strategies to decrease problem behaviours. I(cid:374)(cid:272)ludi(cid:374)g te(cid:373)pe(cid:396) ta(cid:374)t(cid:396)u(cid:373)s, agg(cid:396)essi(cid:448)e (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iou(cid:396), (cid:374)ot (cid:272)o(cid:373)pl(cid:455)i(cid:374)g (cid:449)ith (cid:396)ules o(cid:396) pa(cid:396)e(cid:374)ts" requests, etc. Whe(cid:374) p(cid:396)o(cid:271)le(cid:373) (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iou(cid:396)s a(cid:396)e e(cid:454)(cid:272)essi(cid:448)e du(cid:396)i(cid:374)g (cid:272)hildhood a(cid:374)d adoles(cid:272)e(cid:374)(cid:272)e, that"s (cid:449)he(cid:374) behaviour analysts and behaviour therapists come in.