The TEACCH Program at the University of North Carolina

question 6

Multiple Choice

The TEACCH Program at the University of North Carolina

• A) utilizes a communication curriculum that is based on behavioral principles but applied in naturalistic settings.
• B) uses the principles of applied behavior analysis to teach discrete skills that are chained into functional routines.
• C) teaches social skills as discrete skills within an integrative setting and uses peer-mediation interventions to promote independent play and social interaction.
• D) uses incidental teaching, that is, the spontaneous behavior of the child, to teach specific skills such as functional verbal language.

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Definitions:

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

A psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event, characterized by symptoms such as flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety.

Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

A disorder characterized by unwanted, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors or mental acts (compulsions) that an individual feels compelled to perform.

Dissociative Disorder

encompasses a range of psychological disorders characterized by a disconnection between thoughts, identity, consciousness, and memory.

Conversion Disorder

A psychological condition in which a person exhibits neurological symptoms, such as blindness, paralysis, or fits, without a neurological explanation, often as a response to stress or trauma.