Transcript Learn to Deal Behaviorally With Stress Presenter: Briana Tingler Agenda • Why we get stressed • The effects of stress • The behavioral approach.

Learn to Deal Behaviorally With Stress
Presenter: Briana Tingler
Agenda
• Why we get stressed
• The effects of stress
• The behavioral approach to dealing with stress
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Pinpoint behaviors
Functional Analysis
Short term plan
Long term plan
Why do we get stressed out?
The Nature of Our Work
Bailey, J., & Burch, M. (2010). 25 essential skills and strategies for the professional behavior analyst. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Reasons #1, #2, and #3
Long hours
Direct
contact with
clients
May be unpredictable
STRESS!
Bailey, J., & Burch, M. (2010). 25 essential skills and strategies for the professional behavior analyst. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Has anyone been…
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Bit?
Scratched?
Kicked?
Punched?
Had your hair pulled?
Bailey, J., & Burch, M. (2010). 25 essential skills and strategies for the professional behavior analyst. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Reason #4
• We typically work in the public eye and are subject to
criticism.
▫ Critics may be not well versed in our methodology,
poorly trained, or lacking in any similar background.
Bailey, J., & Burch, M. (2010). 25 essential skills and strategies for the professional behavior analyst. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Reason #5
• External factors that contribute to stress may be:
▫ Traffic
▫ Urgent phone calls
▫ Clients that live in remote areas or in a less
appealing environment
▫ Getting lost while commuting
▫ Parents expectations
▫ Supervisor expectations
Bailey, J., & Burch, M. (2010). 25 essential skills and strategies for the professional behavior analyst. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Common Symptoms and Effects
Pros
Cons
Bailey, J., & Burch, M. (2010). 25 essential skills and strategies for the professional behavior analyst. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Standard Solutions
Exercise
Relaxing
Sleeping
Counseling
Bailey, J., & Burch, M. (2010). 25 essential skills and strategies for the professional behavior analyst. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Standard Solutions
Exercise
Relaxing
Sleeping
Counseling
Bailey, J., & Burch, M. (2010). 25 essential skills and strategies for the professional behavior analyst. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
The Big Three Factors
Diet
Sleep
Exercise
• Healthy
• 8 Hours
• 3 times
per week
Bailey, J., & Burch, M. (2010). 25 essential skills and strategies for the professional behavior analyst. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Organizational Change to Handle Stress
• Behavioral Perspective
▫ Review the tips from Chapter 17 on time management.
▫ Employ new methods that may be time savers.
 Downloading new software, using the Premack Principle,
better training methods using videos rather than in vivo
models.
Bailey, J., & Burch, M. (2010). 25 essential skills and strategies for the professional behavior analyst. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
The Behavioral Approach: Step 1
• Pinpoint the stressful emotions, feelings, and
behaviors.
▫ Are your symptoms medical? Get a check-up.
▫ Have you developed symptoms that could later
interfere? Make data sheets.
▫ Analyze data using standard ABC analysis with the
addition of “Setting Event.”
Bailey, J., & Burch, M. (2010). 25 essential skills and strategies for the professional behavior analyst. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Behavior Analysis of Stress
Setting Events
• Not enough
sleep
• Argued with
boyfriend
• Migraine
Antecedent
• Traffic
congestion
• Public
speaking
• Unhappy
parents
Behavior
• Racing to get
to meeting
• Called on to
describe case
• Deal with
difficult
parents
• Anxiety
• Food
cravings
Consequences
• Late to
meeting,
embarrassed
by supervisor
• Not enough
detail on the
case
• Parents want
to talk to
supervisor
• More anxiety
• Bought ½
gallon of
Haagen-Dazs
Bailey, J., & Burch, M. (2010). 25 essential skills and strategies for the professional behavior analyst. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
The Behavioral
Approach: Step 2
• Perform a Functional Analysis
▫ Record instances of problematic behavior and
troublesome emotional states  Scatter plots
▫ Once you think you have found the controlling
variable, test your hypothesis  Change it up!
• “Apply what you know to solve your own personal
problems.”
Bailey, J., & Burch, M. (2010). 25 essential skills and strategies for the professional behavior analyst. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
The Behavioral Approach: Step 3
• Develop a short term intervention
▫ Depending on the results of your functional analysis, it
may be possible to develop a short term plan that
results in relief.
 Better time management  record TV shows, schedule
phone calls
 Be assertive  Say no to increasing work load, consult
with a supervisor about dissatisfied parents.
Bailey, J., & Burch, M. (2010). 25 essential skills and strategies for the professional behavior analyst. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Step #1
Step #2 &
#3
Step #4
The Behavioral Approach: Step 4
• Develop and adopt a long-term plan.
▫ This could involve major life changes that involve
short term stress but long term relief.
 Moving out of a noisy apartment.
 Breaking up with an argumentative partner.
 Setting up your own practice.
Bailey, J., & Burch, M. (2010). 25 essential skills and strategies for the professional behavior analyst. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
In Conclusion
• “Being a behavior analyst can be both a blessing and
a curse.”
▫ We have a deep understanding of human behavior and
everyone around you expects you to solve your own
behavior problems.
▫ We should be able to analyze our own behavior and
create positive changes by implementing appropriate
interventions.
Bailey, J., & Burch, M. (2010). 25 essential skills and strategies for the professional behavior analyst. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
References
Bailey, J., & Burch, M. (2010). 25 essential skills and
strategies for the professional behavior analyst. New
York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.