The Intensive Experimental Behavior Program Designed by Ivar Lovaas for Children

question 79

Multiple Choice

The intensive experimental behavior program designed by Ivar Lovaas for children with autism ________

• A) has not proven successful.
• B) has shown promise, but not as much as medications.
• C) helped almost half of the children in the treatment program achieve normal intellectual functioning.
• D) helped most of the parents of autistic children learn to cope better with their children.

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Definitions:

Catatonic

Referring to a behavioral syndrome that is often associated with schizophrenia and is characterized by abnormalities in movement and behavior, including stupor, rigidity, or posturing.

Waxy Flexibility

A psychomotor symptom of catatonia characterized by a person's limbs remaining in the position they are placed by another person for extended periods.

Immobile

Unable to move or be moved, often in the context of patients who are bedridden or have severely restricted mobility.

Haloperidol

An antipsychotic medication used to treat schizophrenia, acute psychotic states, and delirium by affecting certain substances in the brain.