Dealing With Child Negative Behaviors In Clinical Setting

1. Children and adolescents who are clients often have experienced:

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Poor parenting skills

Substance abuse in the home

Emotional disorders

A perfect and care-free life

Physical, emotional or sexual abuse

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2. What are some testing tactics children might use while on the CSU?

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Badgering

Cooperation

Threats

Martyrdom

Physical Aggression

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3. How should an adult caregiver "reason" with kids?

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Yell sharply at children when they are behaving in a negative manner

Treat them like "little adults" and give them the reasoning behind the rules

Be gentle, consistent, decisive and calm

Use few words and no emotion

Praise good behavior

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4. How do adolescents differ from younger children?

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Adolescence is characterized by mood disruptions and risky behaviors

Behaviors are influenced by biological and hormonal changes

Teenagers' brains are fully developed and they can make rational adult-like decisions

Teens are not too old to be spanked

Teens are prone to parental conflict, extreme emotions, and behaviors that carry the potential for harm

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5. Effective managment of childrens' behaviors can be accomplished by:

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Reinforcing positive behaviors when they occur

Yelling sharply at the child when he or she misbehaves

Withdrawing privileges from the child for breaking the rules

Charting desired behaviors toward the goal of a reward

All of the above

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6. Children ages 2 through 12 typically:

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Are rebellious and defy all authority

Cooperate immediately with rules and authority figures

Think that they are in charge of all situations

Test the validity of the program to see what they can get away with

All of the above

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