A BCBA is working with a client who engages in low-frequency…
A BCBA is working with a client who engages in low-frequency, non-injurious problem behavior (e.g., dropping to the floor twice per week). Based on Brown et al. (2025), should the clinician conduct a functional analysis (FA) or use alternative assessment methods? Which option best reflects the article’s decision-making criteria?
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A client engages in severe self-injurious behavior (SIB) that occurs multiple times per hour and has resulted in tissue damage. Caregivers are hesitant to conduct a functional analysis due to safety concerns. Should an FA be conducted? What safeguards would you implement? How would the FBA guide treatment selection?
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Patient GO (male, 33 years old, height 180 cm, weight 80 kg) has presented to Accident and Emergency following a paracetamol overdose. He has been started on an acetylcysteine infusion and has begun to feel unwell; he complains of difficulty breathing and he has developed a wheeze. Which management option would be the MOST APPROPRIATE for Patient GO?
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Patient LO (female, 25 years old, weight 63 kg) is 30 weeks pregnant. She attends a clinic for her whooping cough vaccination. Soon afterwards she begins to feel unwell. She feels flushed, dizzy and like her ‘heart is racing’. The nurse notices that her lips are swelling, and an urticarial rash has appeared on her arms. What is the MOST APPROPRIATE initial action to take?
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