PSYCO282 Chapter Notes - Chapter 21: Tic Disorder, Speech Disfluency, Relaxation Technique
20 Mar 2016
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No t e b o o k: behavior mod. Habit reversal: a procedure for treating habit disorders including awareness training, competing response training, social support, generalization strategies, and motivational strategies. Habit disorder: a repetitive behavior that is distressing to the individual. Habit behaviors: a repetitive behavior that is either a nervous habit, tic, or stuttering. Nervous habit: repetitive, manipulative behaviors that are most likely to occur when a person experiences heightened tension. Body-focused repetitive behavior problems: nervous habits that result in physical damage or negative social evaluations. Motor tics: repetitive, jerking movements of a particular muscle group in the body. Believed to be related to muscle tension like nervous habits. Vocal tic: a repetitive vocal sound that does not serve a social function. Tourette"s disorder: a tic disorder involving multiple motor and vocal tics that have occurred for at least one year.
