Which of the following is one of the Guiding Principles of Risk Management?

B) Prevention of serious incidents is the #1 priority

When should a medication dose be recorded in an individual’s MAR?

A) At the time the medication is taken by the individual

How can the DSP support an individual’s goals and objectives?

A) Know what their responsibilities are

Which event signals a good opportunity to teach?

C) An individual asks for help to do something

How can a Life Scrapbook assist an individual with quality of life?

C) It helps the individual stay connected & in touch w/ important memories

Individuals with disabilities say that making choices is important because:

D) It gives their lives meaning.

One way to honor and respect an individual’s choice is to:

D) Give them the chosen item or activity

What are some of the main functions of the DSP in supporting individuals quality of life?

B) Provide choices, safety and new skill training

Food allergies are dangerous for some individuals because:

B) Allergic reactions can be lifethreatening

B) Prostate cancer blood screening test

What is the DSP’s role as a person-centered planning team member?

B) to support an individual's goals, desires, and needs

One way to learn about what makes individuals happy is to:

A) Use the "Making My Own Choices" book and picture sticker book

If an individual has good verbal skills, a good strategy for offering a choice is:

A) Ask them which item they want

An activity has an appropriate level of risk when:

A) The activity is reasonable and the individual knows what to expect

An age-appropriate skill for a fifteen-year-old is:

C) Using the telephone to call a friend

B) Reinforcement of successive attempts

What is reinforcement?

B) Rewards given after successfully performing a desired behavior

“Nutrition Facts” labels give information about:

C) The number of calories in a serving and the calories from fat

The A-B-C Data Sheet includes information about

D) What happened before, during, &after the challenging behavior occurred

Which skill would help the individual to be a good friend?

A) Listening and showing interest

How does the DSP support the individual through transitions from one life stage to another?

D) By providing emotional support

. What is a task analysis?

B) Breaking down a complex task into small steps

What is the benefit of providing a prompt?

A) To provide additional information to ensure success

The DSP is able to teach to the strengths of an individual when:

D) The DSP knows the individual's learning characteristics

Which of the following information could you get from a medication information sheet?

D) The possible side effects of the medication

What is the goal of causal analysis?

A) To minimize the recurrence of an incident

Which are the first two steps in the Behavior Support Plan?

B) Identify quality of life areas; define the challenging behavior

What are some ways the DSP can support the individual in reducing the occurrence of challenging behavior?

C) Make sure the individual has more choices

How can the DSP evaluate teaching effectiveness?

D) Document prompting level & the steps the individual can do independently

How can the DSP assist individuals with weight loss?

C) Prepare low calorie snacks between meals

The objectives of an individual must be:

B) Specific and related to goals

What may the DSP’s do to assess the quality of services received by an individual?

B) Ask questions about the individual's quality of life

What happens when food is cross contaminated?

B) Harmful bacteria is spread from one food to another

Important information to share with the doctor’s office when scheduling a visit includes:

A) Specific medical concerns the individual may have

What can the DSP do to support the inclusion of individuals in their community?

A) Encourage the individuals be involved in community groups they like

When must a written Special Incident Report be submitted to the regional center?

D) Within 48 hours of the incident

What is the DSP’s responsibility in supporting an individual’s daily routines?

A) Ensure that preferred routines are respected and supported

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1
When an individual is given a choice between reading a magazine/listening to music, one possible nonverbal response is
C) Reach for the magazine
D) Say, “I want to read”
A) Ask for something else
B) Say, “I want music”
2
Which of the following is one of the Guiding Principles of Risk Management?
D) Keep information confidential
A) Make friends and have fun
C) Avoid common mistakes
B) Prevention of serious incidents is the #1 priority
3
When should a medication dose be recorded in an individual’s MAR?
A) At the time the medication is taken by the individual
C) Within 24 hours of when the individual takes the medication
B) When the individual has a serious side effects
D) An hour before the individual takes the medication
4
Which one of the following activities involves the most risk?
D) Reading a book
A) Watching TV
C) Walking to the store
B) Taking a nap
5
How can the DSP support an individual’s goals and objectives?
C) Speak with an administrator about the individua
D) Be familiar with the family of each person in the home
A) Know what their responsibilities are
B) Know about each individual's behavior problems
6
Which event signals a good opportunity to teach?
A) An individual has successfully completed a task
C) An individual asks for help to do something
B) An individual is feeling ill
D) The director tells the DSP to help the individual
7
How can a Life Scrapbook assist an individual with quality of life?
C) It helps the individual stay connected & in touch w/ important memories
A) It helps the individual remember to take their medication
B) It helps the individual learn the bus route to the store
D) It helps the individual get involved in the community
8
Individuals with disabilities say that making choices is important because:
B) They do not usually get to make choices.
C) It is difficult.
A) It is fun.
D) It gives their lives meaning.
9
One way to honor and respect an individual’s choice is to:
C) Give them a different item or activity than the chosen one
A) Ask them to choose something else
D) Give them the chosen item or activity
B) Tell them you disagree with their choice
10
What are some of the main functions of the DSP in supporting individuals quality of life?
A) Help with job interviews and new careers
B) Provide choices, safety and new skill training
D) Help with planting, shopping, and singing
C) Teach them how to exercise, eat well, and take vitamins
11
Food allergies are dangerous for some individuals because:
B) Allergic reactions can be lifethreatening
D) Individuals have too many allergies
A) Allergic reactions are very rare
C) Most individuals are sensitive to new foods
12
Which of these are necessary nutrients in food?
D) Preservatives
A) High fructose corn syrup
C) Proteins and minerals
B) Sweeteners and food coloring
13
skills 9. Which is an example of sensory motivators of challenging behavior?
B) Drinking coffee
D) Refusing to complete a task
A) Not speaking
C) Requesting an object by pointing at it
14
A PSA is a:
C) Television channel dedicated to men's health issues
A) Tool used by doctors to detect high blood pressure
B) Prostate cancer blood screening test
D) Clinical breast examination
15
When an individual pushes away an item, she is demonstrating:
D) Avoidance behavior
A) Verbal behavior
B) Approach behavior
C) Neutral behavior
16
What are two things that can be adapted to allow the individual to participate?
D) Materials and environment
C) Time and temperature
A) Friends and relatives
B) Birthdays and anniversaries
17
What is the DSP’s role as a person-centered planning team member?
D) to decide what is best for the individual
A) to write up what goes on in the meeting
B) to support an individual's goals, desires, and needs
C) to run the meeting
18
What is a way of increasing the meaningful participation of individuals in age-appropriate, functional activities?
D) Use of questions
B) Use of punishment
A) Use of distractors
C) Use of adaptations
19
One way to learn about what makes individuals happy is to:
A) Use the "Making My Own Choices" book and picture sticker book
C) Ask the individual’s parents to tell you what makes them happy
B) Guess what is important to them
D) Read about individuals with disabilities
20
If an individual has good verbal skills, a good strategy for offering a choice is:
B) Show them one item and watch for their non-verbal response
D) Give them the item you prefer
A) Ask them which item they want
C) Name two items and ask them to point to the one they want
21
An activity has an appropriate level of risk when:
D) The activity can severely affect an individual's health
B) The activity is completely new
C) The activity is something the individual usually avoids
A) The activity is reasonable and the individual knows what to expect
22
An age-appropriate skill for a fifteen-year-old is:
A) Singing the ABC song
B) Stacking blocks
D) Coloring a picture with crayons
C) Using the telephone to call a friend
23
One of the Seven Rights the DSP must follow to ensure medication safety is:
D) The right to choose
A) The right dose
B) The right to vote
C) The right thing to wear
24
What is shaping?
A) Adaptation of the sequence of activities
C) Development of prompting skills
B) Reinforcement of successive attempts
D) Reinforcement of poor behavior
25
What is reinforcement?
A) Additional information to ensure success
C) Sequence of actions or steps
D) A new skill or way of doing something
B) Rewards given after successfully performing a desired behavior
26
“Nutrition Facts” labels give information about:
B) What other foods you can serve with the product
A) How to cook the product
C) The number of calories in a serving and the calories from fat
D) The price of the product
27
The A-B-C Data Sheet includes information about
C) What the individual does when punished for the challenging behavior
B) The number of times the challenging behavior occurs each day
D) What happened before, during, &after the challenging behavior occurred
A) Quality of life areas that may contribute to the challenging behavior
28
Which skill would help the individual to be a good friend?
B) Getting angry easily
D) Interrupting others
C) Being disrespectful of the rights of others
A) Listening and showing interest
29
How does the DSP support the individual through transitions from one life stage to another?
D) By providing emotional support
B) By taking them to a psychiatrist
C) By ignoring them until the transition is complete
A) By giving them a book about transitions
30
Which of the following disorders may be treated with psychotropic medications?
B) Schizophrenia
C) Diabetes
A) Epilepsy
D) Heart disease
31
. What is a task analysis?
A) Finding functional skills
D) Pointing toward something to draw attention to it
C) Learning necessary skills
B) Breaking down a complex task into small steps
32
What is the benefit of providing a prompt?
A) To provide additional information to ensure success
D) To teach an individual to perform a task
C) To provide a list of things to do
B) To reward individuals for doing a good job
33
The DSP is able to teach to the strengths of an individual when:
A) The individual does not want to learn
D) The DSP knows the individual's learning characteristics
B) The DSP can identify the individual by name
C) The individual does not communicate well
34
Which is one of the food groups on MyPlate?
D) Fruits
C) Eggs
A) Snacks
B) Nuts
35
Which of the following information could you get from a medication information sheet?
C) The date the prescription was filled
D) The possible side effects of the medication
B) Other medications the individual is taking
A) The number of refills remaining
36
What activities provide opportunities for individuals to develop friendships?
A) Taking a painting class
B) Reading a book
C) Using headphones to listen to music
D) Buying new clothes
37
A skill used frequently by an individual is:
A) A new skill
B) An unnecessary skill
C) A beginning skill
D) A relevant skill
38
What is the goal of causal analysis?
D) To maximize the individual's potential
A) To minimize the recurrence of an incident
B) To mitigate the effects of an incident
C) To minimize the consequences of an incident
39
Which are the first two steps in the Behavior Support Plan?
B) Identify quality of life areas; define the challenging behavior
D) Use learning characteristics; identify reasons for challenging behavior
A) Identify learning characteristics; identify consequences
C) Identify replacement behavior; identify antecedents
40
What are some ways the DSP can support the individual in reducing the occurrence of challenging behavior?
A) Teach the individual a few new skills
B) Teach the individual using visual cues only
C) Make sure the individual has more choices
D) Help the individual maintain their routines
41
How can the DSP evaluate teaching effectiveness?
A) Ask the individual to evaluate their teaching
D) Document prompting level & the steps the individual can do independently
C) Ask a supervisor to evaluate their teaching
B) Keep a journal documenting the individual's daily activities
42
How can the DSP assist individuals with weight loss?
A) Provide the individual with sweet snacks several times a day
B) Reward good behavior with food
D) Encourage TV watching
C) Prepare low calorie snacks between meals
43
The objectives of an individual must be:
A) Written in a legal document
C) Long term and unclear
B) Specific and related to goals
D) Difficult to measure
44
What may the DSP’s do to assess the quality of services received by an individual?
C) Learn about the individual's future goals
D) Learn to provide new services
B) Ask questions about the individual's quality of life
A) Teach the individual to be independent
45
Ethics, Observation, and Decision Making are skills included in the:
A) IPP team
D) Lanterman Act
B) Title 17 regulations
C) DSP toolbox
46
What happens when food is cross contaminated?
B) Harmful bacteria is spread from one food to another
A) Harmful bacteria is killed by high heat
C) Fat from meat is used to cook other foods
D) The food lacks flavor
47
Important information to share with the doctor’s office when scheduling a visit includes:
A) Specific medical concerns the individual may have
C) The individual's height and weight
D) A description of the individual's last doctor appointment
B) The individual's diet and exercise habits
48
What can the DSP do to support the inclusion of individuals in their community?
D) Enroll the individual in every class at the YMC
C) Insist that the individual get involved in activities they don't like
B) Encourage the individual to take foreign language classes
A) Encourage the individuals be involved in community groups they like
49
When must a written Special Incident Report be submitted to the regional center?
C) By the end of the facility's business day
A) One week after the incident
D) Within 48 hours of the incident
B) Within one work day of the incident
50
What is the DSP’s responsibility in supporting an individual’s daily routines?
B) Teach the individual daily routines that the DSP prefers
D) Allow daily routines that are convenient for the staf
A) Ensure that preferred routines are respected and supported
C) Ensure the individual brushes their teeth every night
51
One of the keys to preventing serious accidents is:
A) Strong rules
B) Positive relationships
D) Open communication
C) Visual learning
52
An individual choice that should be talked about during the person-centered planning process is
C) What job an individual wants to have
B) Who the individual should vote for
A) What the DSP wants for dinner
D) Where the individual’s roommate wants to live
53
What is the reason for the occurrence of challenging behavior?
A) The individual is getting or avoiding something
C) Someone told the individual to engage in the behavior
D) The individual saw another person engage in the behavior
B) The individual is engaging in behavior for no reason
54
A skill is functional when:
A) The individual knows how to do the skill
D) It is age-appropriate for the individual
C) The individual's parents want him or her to learn the skill
B) It is necessary for the individual's self-care
55
What are natural supports?
D) Assistance that is provided during daily routines
A) Assistance provided by family, friends, coworkers and associations
B) Assistance provided to help individuals make friends
C) Assistance provided by the DSP and medical personnel
56
What is a consideration in supporting quality of life for an adult individual?
B) Doing homework and participating in school activities
A) Listening to what the individual's parents are saying
D) Creating opportunities for community involvement
C) Joining school clubs
57
What is one role of the DSP in developing and implementing a behavior support plan?
D) Writing the entire behavior support plan
A) Collecting information about an individual's daily activities
B) Keeping the behavior support plan safe
C) Punishing an individual who has challenging behavior
58
A primary reason why the DSP should keep written records of what happened during a doctor's visit is to:
D) Provide the doctor with a record so the doctor will not forget
C) Prove that the DSP was present during the visit to the doctor
A) Make sure other DSPs will know what the doctor’s orders are
B) Be able to write something in the person’s medical history file
59
What is an example of an incident requiring a Special Incident Report (SIR)?
A) An incident that resulted in loss of a friendship
C) An incident that resulted in a temper tantrum
B) An incident that resulted in a small bruise
D) An incident that resulted in serious bodily injury
60
. If the DSP does not understand something the doctor says or does during a visit, the DSP should:
A) Ask the doctor to explain things until the DSP understands
B) Phone or write the doctor after returning to the facility
C) Ask a different doctor who is better at explaining things
D) Try to find another doctor to take care of the person’s health
61
Most behaviors demonstrated by individuals serve the purpose of:
B) Creating a disturbance in the home or care center
C) Communicating wants, needs, feelings and to get their needs met
D) Teaching others how to behave
A) Doing something socially acceptable
62
When an individual has a special diet prescribed by a doctor because of a health condition, they are following a:
B) Modified diet
D) High calorie diet
A) Regular diet
C) Therapeutic diet
63
How can the DSP help the individual generalize learned skills?
D) Use appropriate prompting strategies
B) Reinforce only when the individual performs the skill correctly
A) Provide physical supports when needed
C) Include different situations toward the end of the teaching process
64
What is one thing the DSP should do before the doctor writes the order for a medication?
A) Write the medication in the individual's MAR
Tell the doctor about other medications being taken by the individual
B) Check that the doctor is licensed to prescribe medications
C) Ask the doctor about the possible side effects of the medication
65
Which is a way the DSP can assist in the creation of a Behavior Support Plan?
C) Help the individual care for a new pet
B) Ignore the individual's negative behavior
D) Provide opportunities for social interaction
A) Developing suggestions for replacement behaviors
66
What are some tips for communicating with family members about the individual’s preferences?
C) Use only non-verbal communication
B) Be an honest advocate for the individual
D) Have limited contact with the family
A) Ask them what they enjoy doing
67
What is the purpose of completing the Risk Assessment Worksheet?
C) To keep the individual from doing risky things
A) To plan ways to minimize risk across all activities
D) To provide the individual with choices
B) To meet the DSP requirements
68
How can the DSP help to assess an individual’s progress in meeting their IPP goals and objectives?
B) Change the goals and objectives if they are not working
D) Write down observations/keep record of what is done to implement the IPP
A) Decide if the IPP goals and objectives are working
C) Get family members to change the individual's goals and objectives
69
When the DSP shows an individual how to do part or all of a skill, they are using a _________________ prompt.
C) Contextual
D) Gestura
A) Modeling
B) Easy
70
Meaningful reinforcement occurs when:
B) An individual's behavior is rewarded by a positive response
D) An individual's behavior is corrected immediately
C) The DSP does not respond to a specific behavior
A) The DSP is unsure how to react to a specific behavior
71
One element of a healthy lifestyle is:
A) Eating foods high in fat
B) Physical activity
C) Smoking cigarettes
D) Watching a lot of television
72
What is a standardized way to look at and analyze a situation to determine why it occurred?
D) Personal analysis
B) Task analysis
A) Risk analysis
C) Causal analysis
73
Which of the following can a DSP learn by spending time with an individual?
B) The individual's blood pressure
C) Things the individual likes to do
D) The time the individual must take medications
A) The individual's medical diagnosis
74
Breast self-examination, clinical breast exams, and mammograms are important for women because
D) They can help prevent deaths from breast cancer
A) They are easier to do than stop smoking
B) Prostate cancer screenings are not done for women
C) They can help prevent heart disease
75
One example of a community health care and safety resource is a:
C) A kidney disease support group or association
B) Nearby fire hydrant
A) Restaurant specializing in low fat and high fiber food
D) Neighborhood church
76
One thing you can do to be a health care advocate is:
C) Tell the doctor what tests and medication the individual needs
A) Believe every person is entitled to quality care
D) Do not talk to the individual or doctor during the doctor's visit
B) Know when it is too late to get medical attention
77
Individuals need to drink more than 8-12, 8-ounce glasses of water per day if they:
A) Experience heavy sweating/ perspiration
D) All of the above
C) Use tranquilizers or anti-convulsants
B) Live in a warm climate
78
Why is it important to know how DSPs and other people react to an individual’s challenging behavior?
A) Because DSPs can tell individuals what they should be doing instead
C) Because challenging behavior is usually reinforced by others' behaviors
D) Because DSPs should ignore the individual when the behavior occurs
B) Because other people know how to stop that behavior
79
What prompting requires is knowing how much help an individual needs, so they don't provide any more help than is needed
C) Error correction
D) Least-to-most
A) Partial participation
B) Fading
80
The DSP can create the best learning environment by:
C) Establishing a firm leadership role
D) Providing the right books for class
A) Providing adequate lighting
B) Establishing a good relationship with the learner
81
What is the best teaching strategy a DSP should use in teaching individuals new skills?
C) Show a video of individuals performing the new skill
B) Ask the individuals if they would like to learn a new skill
D) Use verbal directions, showing, &role playing to demonstrate new skills
A) Explain the new skills and wait for the individual to do it
82
How can you save money while shopping for food?
D) Buy "convenience" foods
B) Buy everything the individual wants
C) Buy smaller size items
A) Look for sale items
83
. What must the DSP do to ensure they are giving the right medication to the right person?
C) Ask the individual if they take the medication
D) Make sure the medication is not expired
A) Read the medication information sheet until they understand it
B) Read and compare the medication label and the MAR three times
84
It is important for DSPs to provide opportunities for individuals to make choices because it:
D) Makes individuals behave the way they should
A) Is required by the law
B) Helps build a cooperative relationship between DSPs and individuals
C) Gives DSPs more responsibilities
85
What can the DSP learn about the individual during the person-centered planning process?
C) The individual's social life
B) What the individual learned in school
A) The individual's life goals
D) What is the individual's favorite color
86
When using a scatter plot, the DSP should:
A) Record what happens after the challenging behavior occurs
Describe what the behavior looks like
Record how often and at what time the challenging behavior occurs
Record what happens before the challenging behavior occurs
87
What does it mean to generalize a skill?
C) To be able to perform a skill in certain situations
D) To know when to use a skill
B) To learn general skills
A) To be able to use a skill when it is needed or wanted
88
What is one way to help avoid interactions between multiple medications the individual is taking?
C) Read about the side effects of the medications
D) Observe for possible medication side effects
B) Ask the individual to make a list of all his/her medications
A) Use the same pharmacy for all of medication needs
89
Describing what happens before challenging behavior occurs helps the DSP:
C) Learn about the people who are present
A) Identify other events that may influence the behavior
D) Learn how to communicate with the individual
B) Identify specific consequences of the behavior
90
What “quality of life” areas may promote support of the individual’s positive behavior?
D) The individual has opportunities to choose meaningful activities
C) The DSP chooses what the individual does each day
B) The individual has no choice about how the spend their time
A) The individual does the same routine and has no variety of activities
91
What is partial participation?
A) Participating in tasks that need some level of support
C) Participating when feeling happy about a task
B) Participating in new tasks only
D) Participating only when the task requires extra effort
92
If an individual is not able to say or point to things they want, a good strategy for offering a choice is to:
B) Show them one item and watch for their non-verbal response
D) Name two items and ask them to point to the one they want
A) Ask them what item they want
C) Give them the item you prefer
93
When preparing and storing foods, the DSP should:
B) Defrost foods at room temperature
D) Over-cook meats, poultry, and casseroles to kill bacteria
C) Separate raw meat, poultry, seafood from other foods in the refrigerator
A) Use one wooden cutting board when preparing all foods
94
Which classification of medications is used to treat epilepsy?
C) Psychotropics
A) Tranquilizers
B) Antibiotics
D) Anticonvulsants
95
One way for a DSP to help with an individual’s person-centered planning process is to:
C) Share what you think the individual’s goals should be
D) Not be a part of the planning pro
B) Share knowledge about preferences from "Making My Own Choices book"
A) Talk to other DSPs about the individual’s needs
96
When an individual is whining, interrupting or starting a conversation, his behavior may be motivated by
D) Fear of an activity
B) Desire to eat more
C) Lack of sleep
A) Need for attention
97
Which is the responsibility of the service coordinator?
C) Help individuals find needed services and supports
B) Help individuals take their medications regularly
D) Teach the DSP about the needs of the individual
A) Teach the individual to support themselves
98
What is the primary goal of teaching the individual new skills?
D) To help the individual make new friends
B) To learn how to do a task analysis
A) To help individuals live independently and with enjoyment
C) To teach the individual job skills
99
What should the DSP do if he/she thinks an individual is experiencing a severe allergic reaction
D) Call the individual's parents
C) Reread the medication information sheet
B) Call 911 to get emergency medical care
A) Observe the individual closely for the next 24 hours
100
What helps individuals maintain newly learned skills?
D) Reminding the individual of their success with the skills
B) Performing the skills once a year
C) Punishment for not remembering the skills
A) Periodic re-teaching of the skills

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