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how can applied behavioral analysis therapy help an autistic child?

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AUTISM: Treatment for an autistic child had improved a lot since there was emphasis on autism. They can live and function a normal  life with various therapy available.

Question 2

whats the best way to change the behavior of people with diabetes?

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Complications: See your physicians to learn about the complications of poorly controlled diabetes.  The more you know, the more ( hopefully) you will try to change.  Diabetes is the number one cause for blindness, being on dialysis and amputations.  No one wants to go through life on crutches, being on dialysis and blind.

Question 3

what are stim behaviors and why does the person with aspergers disorder do them?

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Comfort: Self-stimulating behaviors are a variety of things that people engage in when they are uncomfortable or anxious in their environment. They can be automatic and like a habit, and can done in an unconscious manner. When people with autistic symptoms do them, it is a way of them coping with their environment by coping with stressful situations and getting a reduction in anxiety.

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how do behaviors  become habitual?

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Do it over and over!: Behaviors become habits if they routinely happen after much repetition.  Habits are behaviors that occur with little deliberate decision making.  Bad ones are hard to break and new habits are hard to establish.  But with concerted effort one can do both.  Given the power of habit, it pays to take inventory of them and decide which to keep and which to break. Good habits can help a person succeed.

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how can we have safe analysis sex?

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Anal Sex?: I assume you mean anal sex. Use a condom, use water soluble lubricant, go slowly and stop immediately if the receptive partner feels pain. Avoid deep thrusting. Shower or wash immediately afterwards. Thanks for trusting HealthTap!

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what is a body composition analysis?

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See below: It tells you how much muscle, fat and water you have compared to same sex and age normal values. Some programs can calculate how many calories you need in a day based on age, muscle mass, activity level.

Question 7

is stimlulus-response example of how behavior reinforcement works?

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Classical v. Operant: Stimulus-response theory relates to pavlovian or classical conditioning (think about the experiments with food, a bell, and salivation). Behavioral reinforcement is a part of what is called operant conditioning (sometimes called "instrumental conditioning). A behavior is strengthened by a reinforcer provided in response to the desired behavior. To learn more, read about "conditioning.".

Question 8

can you please define hypoglycemic behavior?

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Rare disorder: Symptoms include nervousness, sweating, hunger, anxiety, blurred vision, fatigue, fast heart rate, etc.  -- however unless you have diabetes and are on Insulin or other medication, have renal or liver disease, cancer or prior stomach surgery -- then true hypoglycemia neveer occurs in human beings. If it a very frequently and incorrectly made diagnosis.

Question 9

what are some examples of behavioral medicine?

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Biopsychosocial med: Behavioral medicine involves examining all of the many factors associated with illness, instead of just the biomedical aspect, and heals disease by including a component of behavioral change on the part of the patient.  See the following reference for a thorough discussion: en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/behavioral_medicine.

Question 10

what is a functional behavior assessment like?

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In a natural setting: Usually at school, a bcba or behavioral specialist observes a maladaptive behavior to determine its antecedent & its consequence e.g., teacher response. (a, b, c) in this way, a plan can be made for either altering the situation that precipitates the behavior or change the consequence of the behavior so that it is extinguished after a brief "extinction burst" or escalation of the behavior.

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