Best therapy suited to teach daily life skill to a mentally challenged child:: (A) CBT (Cognitive behavior therapy), (B) Contingency management, (C) Cognitive reconstruction, (D) Self instruction
Answer is B. Behavioral problems in mental retardation: The patients with mental retardation may have maladaptive behavior such as aggression, self injurious behaviors, hyperactivity, etc. These behaviors can usually be modified using behavioral therapy techniques like contingency managementQ, in which the desired behaviors are rewarded and undesired behaviors are punished.