Behv 5627-Lecture Study Guide: Assessment and Treatment of Pediatric Feeding Disorders (Piazza)
Some of the concerns that Dr. Piazza outlines as topics she will discuss in this video include which of the following? (Select all that apply)
-Children who don't eat the right kinds of foods and therefore do not have adequate intake of nutrients. -Children who become dehydrated. -Children who do not eat and must be fed through a tube.
What target behaviors does Dr. Piazza look for in the assessment phase? (Select all that apply)
-Does the child pocket or spit the food out -How much does the food weigh before and after the meal? -Does the child accept a bite of food within a specific time frame (about 5-8 seconds) -What does the child's parent do during feeding? -Does the child engage in any inappropriate behaviors?
Which of the following are recommended for community practitioners working on pediatric feeding disorders? (Select all that apply)
-Functional Communication Training -procedures to alter the aversiveness of stimuli
Which of the following are options for behavior analysts to observe feeding issues? (Select all that apply)
-direct observation in the child's home -telehealth -watching a video -simulating the feeding situation in a clinical environment
Dr. Piazza states that 90% of children will have escape as a function for pediatric feeding disorders. For these children, what are her recommendations? (Select all that apply)
-start with behaviors the child does emit -use foods, liquids, and utensils the child will take
Which resources does Dr. Piazza recommend to support a feeding program? (Select all that apply)
-the CDC website, myplate.gov -grocery-store dietitians -Rubber-coated baby spoons -Maroon Spoons
The child needs to eat at least ___ foods before Dr. Piazza will consider blending a preferred food with a non-preferred food.
3
There should be be a referral if a child is not eating an adequate amount and is falling off of the growth curve after about ____ months.
3
When behavior analysts choose cases that they take on involving feeding issues, what is the most important factor?
Am I working as part of an interdisciplinary team?
When the behavior analyst is trying to solve a feeding problem, the first step discussed by Dr. Piazza is what?
contact the medical provider
Feeding problems are entirely behavioral. There is no physiological component.
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Dr. Piazza talks about two behaviors that we are teaching. If a child needs to learn, or at least improve upon both, which does her study indicate that we should focus on first?
it doesnt matter
When conducting antecedent assessments, which of the following might be considered? (Select all that apply)
moving the bite from the tongue to the molars using different utensils changing food textures
The term used to describe a resistance to trying new foods is
neophobia
a ______ is recommended for children who have oral-motor difficulties. They are especially helpful because it allows the practitioner to place the food directly on the child's tongue. The provides a "head start" for swallowing because the child only needs to elevate the tongue to push the food back towards the pharynx.
nuk brush
The example of moving the spoon closer and the syringe further away until the child eats from the spoon is an example of:
stimulus fading
A big mistake that people make in fading is to fade to quickly and/or make too big a jump.
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Dr. Piazza emphasizes the importance of telling parents that the problem is not their fault. Just because we want to change their behavior does not mean that what they did was wrong or bad.
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