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Biophysical Approach

Biophysical Approach. Chapter 8. What is the biophysical approach. Behavior is influenced by genetic or biochemical processes in the body How might the body influence behavior? Stress? Medical condition? Medication? Nutrition? What interventions can we implement related to the body? .

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Biophysical Approach

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  1. Biophysical Approach Chapter 8

  2. What is the biophysical approach • Behavior is influenced by genetic or biochemical processes in the body • How might the body influence behavior? • Stress? • Medical condition? • Medication? • Nutrition? • What interventions can we implement related to the body?

  3. Situations We All Share • Remember to have compassion and empathy for student situations: • Divorce, separation, safety, health concerns, grades, changing bodies, moving, teasing, friends…

  4. Medication • Confidentiality • Bound by the HIPAA law (health insurance portability and accountability act) • Cannot disclose medical information to 3rd parties • Access to information as part of IEP team • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 1990) • Policies and procedures for ensuring confidentiality of information collected, used, or maintained about a student with disabilities • Watch for over-medication • What might be some signs

  5. Types of Medication • Antidepressants • May retard bone development in children (SSRI, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) • Common ones: Zoloft, Lexapro, Paxil, Prozac, Wellbutrin • Tranquilizers – reduce emotional arousal • Thioridazine, Xanax • Stimulations – excite CNS, similar to amphetamines but released gradually. • Ritalin, Adderall, Dexedrine • Ritalin is the fourth most abused drug in the country behind marijuana, heroin, and cocaine.

  6. Medication, Disabilities, and Behavior • Disabilities that May affect Behavior: • Emotional Disturbance • Attention-Deficit (ADD) / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) • Traumatic Brain Injury • Autism • Prenatal exposure to alcohol or drugs • Many others Approximately 15-20% of the students in special education programs Receive one or more behavior-modifying medications (Forness et al., 1999)

  7. Nutrition • Behavioral issues related to nutrition may include hyperactivity and allergic reactions (asthma, more hyperactivity). • Programs: • snack attack (elementary classrooms earn points depending on how many healthy snacks students bring to school, snack attack days not announced in advance. • whoa, go, slow – Students say whoa when examining a food choice, then either go or slow depending on the nutritional value of the food (apple = go). • What are five nutrition general nutritional recommendations you may want to post/paint in the gymnasium? • Write answers in your notes (don’t turn page over)

  8. Answers • What are some nutritional suggestions you could give your classes? • Balance your diet, eat lean foods (watch fatty intake), increase natural/complex foods, limit sugar intake (glycemic factor), portion control, high fiber intake, drink water, eat fruit/vegetables, be physically activity, eat breakfast, utilize food pyramid…

  9. Nutrition • Food choices and amount of food influence how one feels, thinks, behaves: • Poor impulse control • Tendencies toward violence • Hyperactivity • Influences behavior within 30-90 minutes • Nutritional Evaluation Form (#6, p. 180) • Develop a comprehensive school wellness policy • Required by federal and state law • PE/health teachers should be the executor of this law. • Recess before lunch • http://opi.mt.gov/schoolfood/recessBL.html

  10. Misc Suggestions • Introverted Students – progress from one on one, to small group, to larger group • Easily frustrated – help individuals overcome difficulty by providing assistance or modifying the activity for individualized instruction: • Use different teaching styles and task difficulty in the same class

  11. Biophysical Approach in Action • Relaxation • Whole class units which are less hectic (yoga) • Relaxation training (proven to decrease disruptive behaviors) • Log sheet on page 179, exercises on page 147-148 • Music • Take 5 chair, when students are having difficulty coping • Medication • Educate yourself about common medications and side-effects. Make referrals when necessary. Ask questions of students and examine the IEP. • Nutrition • Discuss proper diet and post information on gym walls • Send home information to parents • Relate activities to nutrition: • Collect the vegetables (collect bean bags from other hoops) • Clean the arties (like clean house except with a circle of jump ropes to represent arteries, bean bags to represent fat)

  12. Biophysical Approach in Action Relaxation Whole class units which are less hectic (yoga) Relaxation training (proven to decrease disruptive behaviors) Log sheet on page 179, exercises on page 147-148 Music Take 5 chair, when students are having difficulty coping

  13. Biophysical Approach in Action Medication Educate yourself about common medications and side-effects. Make referrals when necessary. Ask questions of students and examine the IEP. Nutrition Discuss proper diet and post information on gym walls Send home information to parents Relate activities to nutrition: Collect the vegetables (collect bean bags from other hoops) Clean the arties (like clean house except with a circle of jump ropes to represent arteries, bean bags to represent fat)

  14. Biophysical Approach in Action • What is imagery? • Form of simulation that involves recalling from memory pieces of information stored from experience and shaping these pieces into meaningful images. • Involves all senses: visual, kinesthetic, auditory, tactile, olfactory

  15. Uses of imagery • Improve concentration • Build confidence • Control emotional response • Acquire and practice sport skills • Acquire and practice strategy • Types of imagery • Internal – imagine the execution of a skill or behavior from your own vantage point. • External – view yourself from the perspective of an external observer (like watching yourself on video)

  16. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) • Approximately 3-7% of school-aged population has ADHD (APA, 2000) ADHD is more common in boys than girls • 3:1 ratio • Teaching Suggestions include: • *Develop self-control • Verbal praise and tokens • Relaxation training to focus on task • Other methods discussed in course

  17. Applications • Develop a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) for a student you have worked with or are working with at this time. (Figure 8.4 p.158)

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