Deck 21: Habit Reversal Procedures

Question 1

When using habit reversal procedures, the competing response should be:

A) the same for different types of habit behaviors
B) incompatible with the habit behavior
C) easily identifiable by others
D) more effortful than the habit

Answer 1

B

Question 2

When Tom goes to the free-throw line during a basketball game, he engages in a repetitive jerky movement of his neck before he shoots the ball.Tom's behavior is an example of a(an):

A) motor tic
B) nervous habit
C) innate reflex
D) unconditioned response

Answer 2

A

Question 3

All of the following are examples of nervous habits except:

A) nail biting
B) cracking knuckles
C) stuttering
D) jingling money in a pocket

Answer 3

C

Question 4

When Nicole has to answer a question in class, she experiences tension and gets stuck on a word and repeats it several times before she is able to answer the question.Which habit behavior is Nicole exhibiting?

A) nervous habit
B) vocal tic
C) stuttering
D) motor tic

Question 5

Nervous habits are characterized by:

A) repetitive and manipulative behaviors
B) behaviors that serve a social function
C) behaviors that get negative attention
D) behaviors that a person cannot control

Question 6

A tic disorder that is characterized by multiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic is referred to as:

A) a multiple-component disorder
B) a parallel disorder
C) Tourette's disorder
D) multiple tic disorder

Question 7

Joe repetitively taps his pencil on his desk before a test in order to relieve tension.Which type of habit behavior is Joe engaging in?

A) vocal tic
B) negative habit
C) motor tic
D) nervous habit

Question 8

In a habit reversal procedure, teaching an individual to identify each instance of the habit behavior is referred to as ____________ training.

A) discrimination
B) awareness
C) recognition
D) contingency

Question 9

A psychologist teaches Matt to put his hand in his pocket whenever his habit of cracking knuckles occurs or is about to occur.Training an individual to engage in a behavior that is incompatible with the habit behavior is referred to as ____________ training.

A) contingent response
B) awareness
C) operant
D) competing response

Question 10

A therapist instructs a parent to prompt a child to make a fist whenever the child starts to suck his thumb, and to praise the child for doing so.In which habit reversal component are significant others involved?

A) motivational strategies
B) awareness training
C) competing response training
D) social support

Question 11

Sam engages in repetitive throat-clearing behavior even though he does not have a cold or any problem with his throat.Sam's behavior of repetitive throat-clearing is an example of a:

A) nervous habit
B) vocal tic
C) motor tic
D) stuttering

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT true concerning habit reversal procedures?

A) they are implemented by the individual with the problem behavior
B) they are used to decrease the frequency of undesirable behavior
C) they are used for behaviors that generally do not interfere with social functioning
D) they are implemented by the person engaging in the habit behavior

Question 13

Habit reversal procedures include all of the following components except:

A) awareness training
B) motivational strategies
C) avoidance training
D) competing response training

Question 14

A habit behavior becomes a habit disorder when:

A) the individual has no control over the behavior
B) the behavior is distressing to the individual
C) the frequency of the behavior is extreme
D) B and C

Question 15

A nervous habit most often involves:

A) oral behavior
B) twisting of the neck
C) use of the hands
D) facial grimacing

Question 16

Which type of habit behavior is NOT related to heightened muscle tension?

A) stuttering
B) motor tics
C) nervous habits
D) none of these

Question 17

In order to increase the probability that a competing response will be used, a psychologist reviews with Amy all the situations in which her habit of nail-biting occurs, and the problems it may have caused.Which component of a habit reversal procedure is being used?

A) awareness training
B) environmental review
C) functional assessment
D) a motivational strategy

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a type of habit behavior?

A) nervous habits
B) stuttering
C) face slapping
D) motor tics

Question 19

Habit reversal training sessions are used to teach an individual to:

A) ignore each instance of the habit behavior
B) use a competing response when the habit behavior occurs
C) implement antecedent manipulations
D) develop alternative habit behaviors

Question 20

The components of ____________ and ____________ are most responsible for the success of habit reversal procedures in decreasing habit behaviors.

A) awareness training ; competing response training
B) awareness training ; motivational strategies
C) social support ; motivational strategies
D) competing response training ; social support

Question 21

When the habit reversal procedure is applied to stuttering, the procedure is called

A) stuttering reversal
B) speech therapy
C) regulated breathing
D) stuttering regulation

Question 22

Stuttering may involve ________________, ____________________, and ________________ words or syllables.

Question 23

When using habit reversal with children, what might the parent need to do to make the procedure successful?

A) add time out to the procedure
B) use physical guidance to get the child to use the competing response
C) provide a firm verbal reprimand each time the child engages in the habit behavior
D) A and C

Question 24

When the habit behavior involves stuttering, the competing response:

A) is used only when stuttering occurs
B) provides an alternative behavior to replace stuttering
C) serves as a punisher for stuttering
D) is functionally equivalent to stuttering

Question 25

It is believed that nervous habits serve to diminish ________________.

Question 26

What does the social support person do as part of the habit reversal procedure?

A) remind the person to use her competing response when the habit behavior is not occurring
B) remind the person to use her competing response when the habit behavior is occurring
C) have daily discussions with the person about the negative impact of the habit behavior
D) A and B

Question 27

________________ is the involvement of significant others in a habit reversal procedure.

Question 28

Habit disorders are ________________ behaviors.

Question 29

Prolonging the sound of a syllable or word while speaking is an example of:

A) a vocal tic
B) a vocal habit
C) stuttering
D) a competing response that is used for treating a vocal tic

Question 30

Tourette's disorder is diagnosed when ________________ and ________________ tics occur.

Question 31

What function does a competing response serve when habit behaviors involve nervous habits and muscle tics?

A) the habit behavior is inhibited
B) an alternative behavior is provided to replace the habit
C) a punisher is presented when the habit occurs
D) all of these

Question 32

What type of habit behavior might also be called a body-focused repetitive behavior?

A) motor tics
B) vocal tics
C) nervous habits
D) stuttering

Question 33

If nervous habits decreased nervous tension they would serve a ________________ reinforcement function.

Question 34

A behavior that is incompatible with the habit behavior is called a ________________.

Question 35

The __________________ component of habit reversal teaches the client to become aware of each occurrence of the habit behavior.

Question 36

For whom is habit reversal least likely to be effective?

A) older adults
B) young children
C) individuals with motor tics
D) A and B

Question 37

An example of a nervous habit is ________________.

Question 38

An example of a motor tic is ________________.

Question 39

In addition to habit reversal which of the following procedures have been found to be effective in decreasing habit behaviors?

A) DRO and response cost
B) DRO and social disapproval
C) DRO, response interruption and brief restraint
D) all of these

Question 40

What is the competing response for a vocal tic?

A) learning to say acceptable words to replace the tic
B) learning to stop talking for 5 minutes each time a vocal tic occurs
C) slow, rhythmic breathing through the nose while keeping the mouth closed
D) all of these

Question 41

Habit reversal procedures are most often implemented by another person acting as a change agent.

Question 42

Awareness, competing response training, and social support procedures are components of the habit reversal procedure.

Question 43

What is involved in the awareness training component of a habit reversal procedure?

Question 44

What are the two possible functions served by the competing response?

Question 45

Motor tics can develop out of an injury to a particular muscle.

Question 46

What 2 basic skills does the client learn from a habit reversal program?

Question 47

Habit behaviors do not usually interfere with the social functioning of the individual.

Question 48

Awareness training and the use of a competing response are most responsible for the habit reversal procedure's effectiveness.

Question 49

How does the therapist increase the likelihood that the client will use the competing response to control the habit outside of treatment sessions?

Question 50

A client usually engages in a competing response for 10-15 minutes.

Question 51

Nervous habits typically serve a social function for the individual.

Question 52

What is the main way in which the habit reversal procedure varies across the different types of habit disorders?

Question 53

Most children who stutter as they learn to use language, continue to stutter throughout adolescence.

Question 54

The use of a competing response probably serves the same functions for habits, tics and stuttering.

Question 55

Provide an example of a competing behavior for hair-pulling.

Question 56

The competing response in the habit reversal procedure for stuttering is called ________________.

Question 57

Habit reversal works for nervous habits but not for tics.