Behavioral assessment

If the client has skills deficits in coping effectively with a high-risk situation, then the next step is to ascertain whether the skill set is present but not being generated in this particular situation. If the skill set is present, then skills generalization is the next step, and the client should rehearse the skills under the conditions that best simulate the situation in question. If the skills are absent, then you must teach them, and after the skills are taught, the client must practice, practice, practice, under a variety of conditions to promote generalization. 

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K. JU. Ramos and D. F. Bahr, Mechanical Behavior Assessment of Sucrose Using Nanoindentation Jour. Mater. Res.,22(7),2037 (2007). 

Jury, W. A., Spencer, W. F., Farmer, W. J. (1983) Behavior assessment model for trace organics in soil I. Model description. J. Environ. Qual. 12, 558-566. 

Behavioral Evaluation. Behavioral assessment of nonrodents is generally more difficult than evaluation of rodents because of their larger size, difficulties associated with handling and manipulation, and their greater awareness of and reactivity to the experimenter. Such factors can confound detection and/or interpretation of more subtle test compound-related behavioral changes. 

Rats represent an excellent model for EEGs as they are cheap, resist infection during chronic electrode and cannulae implantation, and are relatively easy to train so that behavioral assessments can be made concurrently. 

Horvath, D. and Jeandenans, C. (2003) Neighborhood behavior of in silico structural spaces with respect to in vitro activity spaces - a benchmark for neighborhood behavior assessment of different in silico similarity metrics. Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences, 43, 691-698. 

Since the early 1980s, much effort has focused on animal models of acute and chronic neurodegeneration in search of therapeutics for stroke. Neuronal cell death follows strokes, acute ischemic insults, and chronic neurodegeneration, such as Parkinson s disease, Alzheimer s disease (AD), epilepsy, and Huntington s disease. Up to 80% of all strokes result from focal infarcts and ischemia in the middle cerebral artery (MCA), so the commonly used animal models for neuroprotection are produced by temporary or permanent occlusion of the MCA.5 Lesions of the MCA include occlusion by electrocoagulation, intraluminal monofilaments, photochemical effects, thrombosis, and endothelin-1, but all of these models necessitate studying reperfusion events and validating MCA occlusion by behavioral assessments. 

Jury WA, Spencer F, Farmer WJ, et al. 1984. Behavior assessment model for trace organics in soil III. Application of screening model. J Environ Qual 13 573-579. 

J. Worebey and M. Lewis of Rutgers University are currently investigating a relationship between prenatal exposure to organochlorine pesticides and heavy metals and the subsequent behavioral development of the exposed infants (CRIS/USDA 1990). Infants of 18 months of age will be examined. Behavioral assessment will be primarily focused on three areas (1) habituation and recovery of attention, (2) laterality, and (3) emotionality and attachment (CRIS/USDA 1990). 

Helton DR, Modlin DL, Tizzano JP, Rasmussen K (1993) Nicotine withdrawal a behavioral assessment using schedule controlled responding, locomotor activity and sensorimotor reactivity. Psychopharmacology 113 205-210... 

Engel SM, Zhu C, Berkowitz GS, Calafat AM, Silva MJ, Miodovnik A, Wolff MS (2009) Prenatal phthalate exposure and performance on the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale in a multiethnic birth cohort. Neurotoxicology 30 522-528... 

Behavioral assessment of olfactory and trigeminal responsiveness of starlings Sturnus vulgaris to nine anthranilates. Chemical Senses 12,679. 

Like most psychiatric disorders, diagnostic criteria for ADHD are based on history and behavioral assessment. There are no pathognomonic laboratory or radiologic tests to confirm the diagnosis. 

Pelham, W.E. (1989). Behavior therapy, behavioral assessment, and psychostimulant medication in the treatment of attention deficit disorders an interactive approach. In Swanson, J. and Bloomingdale, L., eds. Attention Deficit Disorders (IV) Current Concepts and Emerging Trends in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders of Childhood. London Pergamon Press, pp. 169— 195. 

Adams J Buelke-Sam J (1981) Behavioral assessment of the postnatal animal Testing and methods development. In Kimmel CA Buelke-Sam J ed. Developmental toxicology. New York, Raven Press, pp 233-258. 

French-St.George et ah, 1993] French-St.George, Wood, M., and Engebretson, A. (1993). Behavioral assessment of adaptive feedback cancellation in a digital hearing aid. J. Rehab. Res. andDevel., 30 17-25. 

Otto, D.A., Hudnell, H.K., House, D.E., Molhave, L. and Counts, W. (1992) Effects of exposure to a volatile organic mixture I. Behavioral assessment. Archives of Environmental Health, 47, 23-30. 

Lonky, E., J. Reihman, T. Darvill, J. Mather, Sr., and H. Daly. 1996. Neonatal behavioral assessment scale performance in humans influenced by maternal consumption of environmentally contaminated Lake Ontario fish. J. Great Lakes Res. 22(2) 198-212. 

Stewart, P., J. Reihman, E. Lonky, T.J. Darvill, and J. Pagano. 2000. Prenatal PCB exposure and neonatal behavioral assessment scale (NBAS) performance. Neurotoxicol. Teratol. 

Observers must refrain from making noise or movement, as their presence may alter animal behavior. Assess intra- and inter-rater reliability for consistency. See details in the chapter on animal models of anxiety. Note that strong scents (e.g., perfume) and loud or sudden noises should be avoided in the experimental room. 

Observers must refrain from making noise or movement, as their presence may alter animal behavior. Assess intra- and inter-rater reliability for consistency. 

Brixggemann, R., Trapp, S., Matthies, M. (1991) Behavior assessment of a volatile chemical in the Rhine River. Environ. Toxicol. 

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