Inducing Omission in Behavior management

#  You are treating a child patient. In the process of managing behavior of your patient you plan to induce omission, which refers to:

A. Pleasant consequence following a response

B. Withdrawal of an unpleasant stimulus after a response

C. Removal of a pleasant stimulus after a particular response

D. Presentation of an unpleasant  stimulus after a response

The correct answer is C. Removal of a pleasant stimulus after a particular response

Omission

Also called as ‘timed-out’, involves removal of pleasant stimulus after a particular response. For example if a child who throws temper tantrum has his favorite toy taken away for a short time as a consequence of this behavior, the probability of similar behavior is decreased. Because children are likely to regard attention by others as a very pleasant stimulus, withholding attention following undesirable behavior is use of omission that is likely to reduce the unwanted behavior.

Reference: Pedodontics Practice and Management, Badrinatheswar GV, First Edition 2010 Page no: 101

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