PSYB45H3 Chapter 21: Habit Reversal Procedures
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Habit reversal- trying to get rid of a habit; include awareness training, competing response training, social support, generalization strategies and motivational strategies. Often do not interfere to any great extent with the person"s social functioning: they tend to be more of an annoyance to the person or to significant others in the person"s life. Habit disorder- a repetitive behaviour in one of three categories: nervous, tics or stuttering. There are 3 types of habit behaviours: nervous habit, nervous habit- repetitive, manipulative behaviours that are most likely to occur when a person experiences heightened tension. Moving head around, stretching back, squinting, blinking, eyebrow raising: believed to be associated with muscle tension, vocal tic- a repetitive vocal sound or word uttered by an individual that does not serve any communication function, ex. 1 www. notesolution. com: tourette"s disorder- a tic disorder involving multiple motor and vocal tics that have occurred for at least.
