Deck 14: Strategies for Specific Behavior Challenges

Question 1

Which of the following is not one of Hunt's (1993) five patterns of aggressive behavior?

A) Over-aroused aggression
B) Irrational aggression
C) Impulsive aggression
D) Affective aggressive

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The lack of parental supervision is a variable related to property crimes and other anti-social behaviors.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Heredity studies show a strong link between depression and family history of depression.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of verbal aggression?

A) Making sarcastic remarks
B) Speaking out of turn
C) Hitting others
D) Echolalia

Question 5

Young students who engage in aggressive behavior are at higher risk for developing delinquent behavior.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a school readiness social skill?

A) Math computation skills
B) Asking permission
C) Sitting and listening
D) Playing with other students

Question 7

Separation anxiety and depression are examples of externalizing behaviors.
Short Answer

Question 8

Diet is an important part of a comprehensive treatment strategy for depression.

Question 9

Young children often have temper tantrums because.

A) Of a gene in their body inherited from their parents
B) Of a chemical imbalance in their blood
C) Temper tantrums tend to get them what they want
D) None of the above

Question 10

Like adults, young children are also at risk for depression.

Question 11

Failure to follow-through on verbal requests is an etiology for which of the following challenging behaviors?

A) Aggressive behaviors
B) Noncompliant behaviors
C) Stereotypic behaviors
D) Self-injurious behaviors

Question 12

Compliance to adult requests is:

A) Learned by high school for most students.
B) A difficult concept for most preschool children to comprehend.
C) A learned behavior taught by parents and teachers.
D) Too difficult for children with ADHD to learn.

Question 13

TV violence is clearly related to aggressive behavior in children.

Question 14

A primary cause of disruptive behavior is inconsistent reinforcement.

Question 15

There is a negative correlation between students who are aggressive and time spent on academic tasks.

Question 16

At what age do children began to have problems with separation from parents?

A) 2 to 3 months
B) 4 to 7 months
C) 8 to 10 months
D) 11 to 12 months

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of physical aggression?

A) "Bossy" verbal behavior
B) Teasing others
C) Throwing objects
D) Frequent Tattling

Question 18

The promotion and reinforcement of pro-social behaviors is always better than punishment strategies alone when dealing with challenging behaviors.

Question 19

A good strategy for dealing with a young student having separation anxiety at school is to do which of the following?

A) Have parents set a consistent goodbye routine and leave
B) Show the child that you are anxious, too
C) Have the parents stay with their child at school for the first few days.
D) Have the parents stay with their child until the child feels secure
True/False

Question 20

The most effective intervention for tantrums is-------- .

A) Cognitive behavior management
B) Designated play area
C) Differential reinforcement
D) Extinction

Question 21

How does a student learn to be non-compliant?

Question 22

List a few of the specific challenging behaviors presented in this chapter. What role does structure and routine play at both home and school in the development and intervention of these behaviors?

Question 23

Consider the following challenging behaviors and describe an intervention appropriate for your classroom that could be used to decrease the behavior: aggressiveness, disruptiveness, temper tantrums, noncompliance, impulsivity, inattention, & hyperactivity.

Question 24

Children who have learned aggressive behavior, experienced peer rejection and academic failure, are at a higher risk for developing behaviors.