Practitioner's Guide to Behavioral Problems in Children

by Aylward, Glen P.

• ISBN13: 9780306477409
• ISBN10: 0306477408
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: Plenum Pub Corp

Summary

With an increasing emphasis on behavioral concerns (currently behavioral problems represent the number one reason for referral) in primary care medicine and child-focused psychology, practitioners in these and related disciplines need a handy resource - for their own reference and as an aid in effective communication when providing guidance to parents whose children are demonstrating problem behaviors. Practitioner's Guide to Behavioral Problems in Children is designed to be a quick reference for the practitioner regarding parenting, child development, and the conceptualization, identification, and treatment of behavioral concerns. The text is geared to be a practical, quick read that the practitioner can use for anticipatory guidance or first-tier interventions. The guide can also serve as a reference for parents, to use as a bibliotherapeutic aid, either to be read independently or used in conjunction with an intervention program provided by the practitioner.

Author Biography

Glen Aylward is professor of pediatrics and psychiatry and director of the Division of Developmental and Behavior Pediatrics at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(8)
Behavioral Problems in Infants and Young Children	2	(1)
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-Primary Care (DSM-PC)	3	(4)
Age Concerns	5	(1)
Risk and Protective Factors	5	(2)
Social Status	7	(1)
Psychosocial Factors	7	(1)
Suggested Questions for Psychosocial Screening	7	(1)
Bidirectional Influences	8	(1)
Parenting Issues	9	(14)
Family Considerations	9	(1)
Dimensions of Parenting	10	(4)
Control	10	(2)
Communication	12	(1)
Maturity Demands	13	(1)
Nurturance	13	(1)
Parenting Profiles	14	(2)
Authoritarian Parenting	14	(1)
Permissive Parenting	14	(1)
Authoritative Parenting	15	(1)
Other Parenting Issues	16	(1)
Summary	17	(6)
Stress	17	(1)
Parental History	18	(1)
Other Parental Risks	19	(1)
Discipline	20	(3)
Child Characteristics	23	(14)
Cognitive Abilities	23	(2)
Temperament	25	(5)
Temperament Constellations	26	(1)
Easy Child	26	(1)
Difficult Child	27	(1)
Slow-to-Warm-Up Child	27	(1)
Temperament and Problem Behaviors	28	(1)
Other Temperamental Considerations	29	(1)
Attachment	30	(2)
Secure Attachment	31	(1)
Insecure Attachment	31	(1)
Disorganized Attachment	31	(1)
Clinical Evaluation of Attachment	32	(1)
Vulnerable Child Syndrome	33	(2)
Spoiled Child Syndrome	35	(1)
Summary	35	(2)
Child-Caretaker Interplay	35	(1)
Characteristics of Invulnerability	36	(1)
Externalizing Disorders	37	(8)
Aggression	37	(1)
Violence	38	(1)
Oppositional-Defiant Disorder (ODD)/Conduct Disorder (CD)	38	(3)
Relationship between Oppositional-Defiant and Conduct Disorders	40	(1)
Developmental Subtypes of Aggression	41	(1)
Life-Course Persistent/Early Starters	41	(1)
Adolescent-Limited/Late Onset	41	(1)
Protective Factors	42	(1)
Assessment Framework	42	(1)
Summary	43	(2)
Theories and Practice	45	(20)
Maturational Theory	45	(1)
Psychodynamic Model	45	(1)
Psychosocial Model	46	(1)
Cognitive Model	47	(2)
Moral Development	48	(1)
Behavioral Model	49	(15)
Classical Conditioning	50	(1)
Examples of Classical Conditioning	50	(1)
Counter-Conditioning	51	(1)
Enuresis	52	(1)
Operant Conditioning	53	(1)
Operant Behavioral Problems	53	(1)
Methods of Altering Behaviors	54	(9)
Social Learning Theory/Modeling	63	(1)
Summary	64	(1)
General Intervention Algorithm	65	(10)
Identify/Define Problem	65	(3)
Consider Other Issues	68	(1)
Define Positive Behavior	68	(1)
Describe Program/Choices	69	(1)
Problem Behavior	69	(1)
If Problem Behavior Occurs	70	(3)
Time Out	70	(1)
Time-Out Enhancement	70	(2)
Response Cost	72	(1)
If Problem Behavior Does Not Occur	73	(2)
Specific Techniques	75	(14)
Statements of Disapproval/Explanations	75	(1)
Warnings	76	(1)
Time Out	76	(2)
If Time Out is Ineffective	77	(1)
Presentation of Aversive Stimuli	78	(1)
Response Cost	78	(2)
Token Systems	80	(1)
Grab-bag/Treasure Chest	81	(1)
If Token Program is Unsuccessful	82	(1)
Ignoring/Distracting	82	(1)
Behavior Log/Diary	83	(2)
Other Approaches/Considerations	85	(2)
Applications	87	(2)
Applications	89	(34)
Aggression	90	(3)
Bedtime Problem	93	(5)
Time-Out Refusal	98	(3)
Toileting Problem	101	(3)
Homework problem	104	(5)
Problem with Separation	109	(3)
Refusal to Do Chores	112	(4)
School Difficulty	116	(5)
Summary	121	(2)
Quick Reference: Signs, Reinforcements, Techniques, and Considerations	123	(18)
Aggression (Young Child)	123	(1)
Aggression (Older Child)	124	(1)
Argumentativeness	125	(1)
Bedwetting	126	(1)
Excessive Fears	127	(1)
Food Refusal	127	(1)
Masturbatory Behavior	128	(1)
Mutism	129	(1)
Noncompliance	130	(1)
Refusal to Take Medication	131	(1)
School Behavioral Problem	131	(1)
School Refusal	132	(1)
Separation Issue	133	(1)
Sibling Conflict	134	(1)
Sleep Problem	135	(1)
Soiling	136	(1)
Somatic Concerns	137	(1)
Temper Tantrums	137	(1)
Thumbsucking	138	(1)
Whining	139	(2)
Summary and Musings	141	(6)
References	147	(6)
Index	153