PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 23: Functional Analysis, Rein
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Part v putting it all together to develop effective behavioural. B45 chapter 23: easy to admin - dont take much time - dont require direct observation of behav. Medical causes of problem behaviours: behavioural diagnostics is an approach to behavioural assessment in which the therapist diagnoses the problem after examining antecedents, consequences, and medical and nutritional variables as potential causes of problem behavs. Guidelines for conducting a functional assessment: define the problem behavior in behavioral terms. Identify antecedent events that consistently precede the problem behavior. If possible, do a functional analysis by directly testing the hypotheses developed in guideline 5: develop a treatment program based on the hypothesis that is most likely to be correct, as determined by guidelines 6 and 7. If the treatment is successful, accept the result of the functional assessment as confirmed. If it is not successful, redo the assessment, or attempt a solution based on the principles in part ii of the book.
