CHCCCS020 - Theory Task: Effective Responses to Behaviors of Concern

This assignment provides a detailed exploration of behaviors of concern, including definitions, reasons for occurrence, and management strategies. It covers various behaviors such as aggression, confusion, intoxication, intrusive behavior, manipulation, noisiness, self-destructive behavior, and verbal offensiveness, offering specific actions to manage each while ensuring safety. The assignment also identifies triggers for wandering and sudden aggression, explaining potential causes like over-stimulation, frustration, and communication difficulties. This student-submitted solution is available on Desklib, a platform offering study tools and resources for students.

CHCCCS020 Respond effectively to behaviours of
concern Assessment Task 1: Theory Task
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Theory Task
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1. Provide a definition of behaviours of concern in your own words.
Answer ehaviours of concern are also known as challenging behaviours ehaviours of concern are the words which defined: B . B
as a type of behavior ehaviours of concern are developed behavior which can affects the physical safety or well being of the. B
people or child around them his behaviours can interrupt day to day activities and day life his behavior may may include. T . T
shouting or screaming emotional outbursts running away or loss of control and violent reactions Sometime behaviors of concern, , .
might be the response of a person to the mental issue ehaviours of concern are problem not the person and these. B
ehaviours are not uncommon and it is not a disease his is more usual when thee person is not able to communicate orB . T
understand what they are feeling or e periencing Some of the behaviors of concern that persons might display when theyx .
are depressed are given below:
 urting themselves as for e ample a human being may hit scratch or hurt themselvesH : x ; , .
 reaking thingsB .
 Refusing to do things as for e ample a person do not want to do their activity refuse to eat and not want to take: x ; ,
their medicines and so on.
 urting others as for e amples a person may pinch bite or hit the another personH : x ; , .
 Doing things that other do not like as for e ample a person may take their clothes off swear or scream: x ; , .
 iding away from the people as for e ample not want to live with anyone peopleH : x ; .
 Doing the same thing repeatedly or again and again as for e ample a person may similar words or thing again and: x ;
again.
2. Provide three (3) reasons why a person may demonstrate behaviors of concern.
Answer n this modern age all behaviours of concerns occur to a reason hese reason may be due to the following: I , . T
consequences:
1. Something to do with the body of person as for e ample the human being may reflect behavior of: x ;
concern due to
▪ hey are sickT .
▪ heir medicine is not suited for themT .
▪ hey are in painT .
▪ hey are not eating properlyT (Zakaria, and et. al., 2021).
▪ hey have some disorder like autism or parader willi syndromeT .
▪ heir ormone are not working appropriatelyT H .
2. o get something desired as for e ample a human being may display behaviors of concern soT : x ;
▪ hey can get what they desiredT .
▪ hey can spend some ti me with someoneT .
▪ hey achieve a better feeling on their body he feeling can be through seeing moving smellingT . T , , ,
hearing or touching.
▪ hey can achieve out of doing anything they do not desire to doT .
3. o communicate as for the e ample the human being may reflect behaviors of concern to communicateT : x ,
an information like
▪ hey desire to go anywhereT .
▪ hey are hungry or thirstyT .
▪ hey are too lonelyT .
▪ hey want to do somethingT .

3. Describe each of the following behaviors of concern and identify at least five (5) actions
of each to manage the behavior and ensure safety yourself and of those at the scene.
Aggression
Aggression is considered to the behaviors
which is done for the harm other individual.
Impulsive or emotional aggression is
considered to the aggression which comes
with only a little amount of intent or
forethought.
 Before speak think one or two times.
 Recognize the probable solution.
 First try to be calm then express the
concerns.
 Get some mental exercise through
medication and yoga.
 Use humor for releasing stress or
tension (Zahid, and et. al., 2018).
Confusion/wandering
Anything which is confusing makes it hard to
people to understand exactly what to do or
what is happening. It generally happens when
there is having more than one or more
probable interpretation.
 Focus on the present situation: should
try to focus present and not think
about that which cannot be controlled.
 Accept the current feelings and the
present situation.
 Use deep breathing process to
enhance the relaxation of body
response.
 Instead of bad case scenario,
concentrate on the facts which are
positive outcomes based.
 Threat the thought of minds as they
are only opinions not the actual facts.

Intoxication
Intoxication is defined as psychological or
behavioral changes, like as aggressive or
impaired social functioning or impaired
judgment and physiological changes like as
unsteady gait, disruption of memory or
attention and slurred speech.
 Stay calm.
 Try to not argue with intoxicated
person.
 Give plenty of water to drink.
 Give appropriate medicine.
 Listen and empathize with the
intoxicated persons.
Intrusive behaviour
Intrusive behaviors are a general kind of
control exerted through the overstepping
legal boundaries either psychological or
physical. It is an overly personal or
unwelcome question. Like a person who
regularly comes to anyone house without any
invitation and provide unsolicited life advice
is an example of an intrusive person.
 Identify the differences between the
reality and thoughts.
 Recognize the triggers point.
 Regulate a positive change in the
daily routine.
 Do not suppress the thoughts of
intrusive person.
 Talk it out and do not leave the
treatment or therapies.

Manipulation
Manipulation is defined as when a person
uses the harmful or controlling behaviors to
neglect responsibilities hide their true
intention or cause confusion or doubt ( Yu, and
et. al., 2020).
 Work on the self-esteem.
 Try to ease depression or anxiety.
 Go to therapy for this behavior of
concerns.
 Do exercise to overcome this type of
behaviors.
 Set boundaries. At the time when
manipulative person realize they are
losing control.
Noisiness
It is define as the function of defected person
as the quality of making too much noise (Wu,
and et. al., 2021).
 Treat with the proper medication.
 Provide some additional therapies.
 Give support and try to understand the
situation of that person.
 Gives Proper guide to be well.
 Do exercise to overcome the stress
and anxiety.

Self-destructive behaviour
Self-destructive behavior is defined as when
any person do something which make sure to
cause self-harm, either physically or
emotionally. Some of the self-destructive
behavior is too common like binge eating,
attempting suicide (Wu, Jand et. al., 2019).
 Make sure to take addiction
counseling.
 Try to do anger management.
 Do medication to control the
behavior.
 Take stress management therapy.
 Take proper medication to decrease
anxiety, stress or depression.
Verbal offensiveness
Verbal offensiveness is defined as, when
somebody utilize word to frighten, demean,
or control someone again and again, it is
known as verbal abuse or verbal
offensiveness (Uba, 2021).
 Try to speak firmly but very
respectfully.
 Take some medication treatment.
 Recognize the problem and provide
proper treatment.
 Empathize.
 Give some time to get well.

4. Identify at least (3) reasons that a person may wander.
Ans: wandering is a general response for overwhelming and over simulations. Agitation, confusion and fear
are the main cause of wandering in public place or outdoors environments. If a human being is confused due
to the environment becomes too uncomfortable and because of the memory changes or memory loss, that
person may try to leave the situation to get away from that uncomfortable situation which may results as
wandering of that person. Some of the crowded or unfamiliar locations such as sidewalks, family gatherings
or even in busy restaurant may direct to fear or confusion in people with behaviors of concern which could
cause that people to wander (Turus, 2019). Over-stimulation: very quick movements and loud noise can direct
to anxiety. Brain changes can results them to interpret these stimulus differently that others and these noise
may cause a person with behaviors of concern fear and confusion. This type of over-stimulation can also
lead to the direction of wandering. Frustration: inability to communicate can also lead towards frustration
and may lead to enhance the depression, stress and anxiety. When some cannot express or ask for any things
then they get frustrated and develop behaviors of concern which may lead towards wandering. Some of the
physical inability also leads towards the wandering like dementia, a kind of disease in which problem like
memory loss occurs with a person. Alzheimer’s disease can also be a reason of wandering as in this persons
are lose their ability to identify or recognize faces and places, which may results wandering of the persons
(Tan, and et. al., 2021).
5. List five (5) triggers for sudden aggression and describe why these may occur.
Answer here are several aspects or triggers which can cause sudden aggression hat triggers are belonging from: T . T
the biological environmental and psychological factors that triggers are following, . :
 Medical conditions: sudden aggressive behavior can be occur due to the certain health condition which
decrease or damage the brain such as stroke dementia and head injuries hese sudden aggression can, . T
also occur in a person due to the side effects of medications and materials which cause changes in the brain
cells can sometimes direct to the sudden aggressive behavior Such as alcohol corticosteroids. , ,
phencyclidine C and anabolic steroids(P P) .
 Brain hormone and chemical imbalances: generally low or high level of some neurotransmitters including,
dopamine gamma amino butyric acid A A and serotonin may direct towards sudden aggressive, - - (G B ),
behavior enerally more testosterone level can also direct to sudden aggression in person of any gender. G
Sendra and et al( , . ., 2021).
 Alzheimer's disease conditions: ecause of the loss of cognitive function some person are not be able toB ,
identify or articulate their reason of physical discomfort and so they may displays it by the physical,
aggression.
 Depressions: Due to the frequent impulsivity depressed individuals show sudden aggression .
 Stress and fear: sudden aggression can occur as a natural response for fear stress and a sense of losing,
control.
Apart from this some kind of discrimination stigma bullying alcohol and many more like this can also be a reason of sudden, , , ,
aggression.
6. List and briefly describe the five (5) components of an initial response where a person
is displaying behaviours of concern.
Answer since any feeling or situation can act as a trigger to behaviours of concern his is often: , . T
unpredictable herefore the initial response made towards the person is too crucial. T , Reddy and llis( , E ,
2019) here are the fi ve components of an initial response where a person is displaying behaviors of. T
concern are following:
 speak clearly and slowly in a very calm voice ake their assessment session and asks a very large number of. T
questions about the environment of person and about the person .
 Reduced boredom irritating factors and social isolation in the environment such as uncomfortable clothing and,
noise Change the atmosphere to assist fulfill the needs of person such as to make the room darker hanging.
curtains.
 Communication reat people with dignity and show respect at all ti mes Avoid abrupt aggressive or harsh: T . ,
statements Do not say things like don t you must stop and so on se some alternatives and. “ ' ...”, “ ...”, “ ”, . U
language such as feel scared when it would assist me if would like you to“I”, , “I ...”, “ ”, “I ”.
 ause stand back take few moment prior to assess and approach the situation ry to make understandingP - , . T
what their purpose and the behaviours of concern are roceedings(P 2020).

 ncrease e ercise comfort decision making dignity and participation in activities each the human being moreI x , , , . T
effective skills of copping.
7. List three (3) things that might indicate there is an organic etiology or an increasing likelihood of such?
Answer rganic etiology is a types of disease in which pathophysiology and anatomic changes occur in some part of: O
body organ or ti ssue in compare to a functional disorder or diseases especially one of psychogenic origin Some e ample of, ; . x
organic mental disorders are dementia amnesia delirium and Alzheimer s disease, , ' .
 Dementia Dementia is the diseases in which person loss their cognitive functioning like thinking reasoning and: , ,
remembering to such an proportions that it obstruct with activities and daily life of person Some of the people suffering.
from dementia cannot control their feelings or emotions and due to this their personalities can also change Due to this.
person may also suffering from the problems like behaviours of concern n this person e periences memory loss. I x ,
confusion and poor judgment hey feel difficulties in speaking e pressing and understanding their thoughts or writing. T , x ,
and reading etting lost and wandering in a near neighborhood Sometimes using some abusive words ot caring. G . . N
about the feelings of the people rincipato and et al(P , . ., 2021).
 Alzheimer's disease: Alzheimer s disease are the brain disease which slowly destroy thinking and memory skills and'
sometime the ability to handle out the very simple tasks n larger number of person with the disorder fi rst symptom. I ,
may appear in very old age that is mid years old his disease is the main cause of the disorder like dementia in60 . T
older person Due to this disease problems like language problems memory loss and some of the unpredictable. , , ,
behaviors occur n this disease there is loss of connection between the two neurons and disturb the transmission of. I
messages between body organs and brain cells herefore it leads to confusion fear stress wandering and getting lost. T , , , ,
in some of the cases.
 Amnesia in case of amnesia person loss their memories such as facts e periences and information t can also caused: , , x . I
by the destruction of some brain cells which leads to the decrement of memory cells which directs confusion fear, ,
stress wandering and getting lost and so on t also cause difficulties in remembering past events and also face difficulties in, . I
learning new information due to this health conditions .
7. Outline the purpose of a POP assessment.
Answer t is the type of person object place assessment it is done when facing the probability of being: I – – ,
participated in a effectively violent incident it assists to know how to rapidly evaluate the threat so that person can plan that,
what to do ersonal safety physical intervention and conflict management are known as the and it is utilized to treat. P , “POP”
evaluation purposes as section of wider evaluation which is generally known as a dynamic risk assessment n this assessment it. I ,
is quite simple to learn which is necessary in a too stress situation where fl ight or fi ght herefore in order to assist people, “ ”. T ,
associated with behaviors of concern assessment is very helpful, POP Mc ride ammond Sibley and Milfont( B , H , , , 2021).
he fi rst part of this assessment is person and it associates to the person who is suffering from the illness in this needs to takeT ' ' : ,
into account of some factors like person mental state emotional state body language and tonality of voice which indicate a; , ,
desire of reflect aggression or not.
he second part of this assessment is object and it associates with the evaluation like whether the person carrying anyT ' '
objects like knuckledusters batons knives and other offensive things like fi rearms, , , .
And fi nally the third part of this assessment is place which associated with the evaluation environment of person in which, ' '
they lived Since surrounding environment play a crucial roles in the behavior of person therefore it must be vital to assess. , ,
the surrounding atmosphere of person associated with behaviors of concern .
8. List and explain the principles of SAFETY.
Answer he principle of safety states that always try to ensure the eliminate or prevent threat which is responsible for: T
harmful incidents that occurs due to the Several mental condition and illness Some of the safety principles includes, . :
 awareness of safety hazards to be aware from the hazards person should learn from the mistake of others azards: . H
awareness is greater of the pro active mind that the reactive mind .
 complete training to maintain safety and live away from the hazards person should always complete their health:
training and session.
 stay informed everyone should always be updated about the risk of harmful hazards han and Rundle hiele: (K , T ,‐
2019).
 identify unsafe conditions person should have skills to recognize the unsafe conditions which can create a harmful:
situation for them in future.
 risk management all person should have skill to manage the risk about possible hazards: .
9. Outline the questions used to assess suicide risk in a patient.
Answer suicidal ideation risk evaluation is a procedure of deciding how seriously person planning or thinking about to:
attempt suicide here are following steps to fi nd the suicide risk in a person. T :
 Recognize risk factors to attempt suicide.
 Recognize protective factors

 Conduct inquiry of suicide
 Determine level of risk
 ind interventionF
o conduct inquiry of suicide several questions can be used to evaluate the risk of suicide in a patient hese questions areT . T
following:
 ave you had thoughts of harming or hurting others or yourselfH ?
 ave you ever thought about fi nishing your lifeH ?
 During the last few hours few week few months and worst ever how intense ow much ow much lasting for, , : ? H ? H ?
 here hen ow would you try to do it and in what wayW ? W ? H oshi and Rahman(J , , 2019)?
 hen you think about ending your life and fi nishing yourself what do you thinking or imagineW , ?
 hat process have taken by you to make to kill yourself if anyW , ?
 ave you ever do any action to practice or rehearse fi nishing your lifeH ?
 ave you ever think about to fi nish your life in pastH ?
 Are you having hallucinations or paranoids thoughts?
 ave you done something to harm or hurt yourself like cutting mutilation or burningH ? , .
10. Describe the purpose of EEAs, including how long a patient may be detained under an EEA.
Ans An mergency e amination authorities is the lawful mechanism through which a human being who s behavior reflects that: E x '
the human being is at sudden risk of serious hurt harm trauma and so on which seems to be a outcome of a main, , ,
disturbance in the mental capacity of persons may be taken in opposition to their desire involuntary to a public section health, ( )
service facility generally a emergency department of hospital to the e amination erson may be hold an emergency, x . P
e amination authorities to an e amination ti me of up to hours in the fi rst occasion f the health worker or doctor evaluating thex x 6 . I
patient under an emergency e amination authorities deems it essential the evaluation ti me may be increased for up to anotherx , 6
hours that up to hours in total he main aim of this authorities are to reduce the behavior which warrants an instant12 . T
health e amination involves person at risk of harming themselves or suicide he main cause to at risk behavior may consistx . T
disability into ication disability illness injury and another cause he A provisions apply if a ambulance officer or police officer, x , , , . T EE
reasonably think that:
 behavior of a human being reflect the human being is at instant risk of serious hurt or harm as for e ample throughx ,
threatening to attempt suicide aku ionyt Skodien rik tolaitis and iobikien(J č ė- ė, K š , L ė, 2022).
 he human beings seems to need instant e amination care and treatmentT x , .
 he risk emerge to be the outcome of the main disturbance in the mental capacity of person caused by disabilityT ,
into ication injury illness or another reasonx , , .
11. List and describe three (3) types of documentation/reporting you need to complete
when dealing with a person with acute behavior disturbance.
Answer when dealing with a human being with acute behavior disturbance health worker or doctors need to complete:
following report or documentation:
 Medical notes n this documentation health worker or doctors need to document all the cause which is: I
responsible for the acute behavior disturbance in the person .
 Medication documentation n this document health worker need to report the require drugs to treat acute: I
behavior disturbance in the person amed Mokhtar and Rizk(H , , , 2018).
 Additional notes n this documentation health worker and doctor needs to document about the: I , :
◦ patient safety
◦ code response
◦ consent
◦ mental health conditions
◦ gender age and so on, , .
◦ Challenging behaviours
◦ Disruptive behaviours.
hese all type of documentation are required at the ti me of dealing with the patient with acute behaviorT
response.
12. Explain the procedure you should take if you have assessed the scene and determined it
is not safe to proceed.
Answer here are following procedure a doctor have to taken to when they assessed the scene and determined: T ,
that it is not safe to proceed:
 talk with patient s family when the doctor and health worker assessed the scene and determined that it is not safe to' :
proceed than fi rst of they should need to talk with patient s family and should tell them about the condition of patient' .

hey should also have to make aware the patient s family about the risk of assessment benefits of assessment and theT ' ,
plan of treatment and if the patient family make sure to treat the patient then health worker need to take sign on the
risk responsibilities paper auzan and Azhar(F , , 2019).
 nsure the risks after that once again practitioner should have to analyses the risk of treatmentE : .
 nsure the benefits practitioner should have to ensure the benefits of treatmentE : .
 supporting evidence then after practitioner should have to check or analyses the supporting evidence and research:
document to fi nd out the possible safe treatment and medication to the patient .
 Create behavior support plan doctor should analyses the behavior of patient and then create behavior support plan: .
After ensuring all these procedure doctor or practitioner should proceed to treat and if possible they can transfer those patient if
they are unable to recognize the symptoms or not understand which treatment is suitable for patient ysenck(E , 2020).
13. If the situation was safe to proceed, what do you need to consider? List at least three
(3) things.
Answer there are several process to assess the risk during the evaluation of behaviors of concern in any person: :
fi
rst of all doctor have to identify the risk of behaviors of concern n addition to this doctors have to analyses the severity of the. I ,
behavior of concerns ow after determining the risk if the situation was safe to proceed the further doctors should have to. N ,
take further step of assessment and do several things which required to consider hese things are following. T :
 Risk identification for potentially identify the risks and hazards in terms of behavior of concerns doctor must fi rst: ,
appropriately recognize them hen conducting risk recognition that ti me doctor must have to follow the standard. W ,
process of identification hese identification process includes. T :
◦ intangible or tangible sources of risk
◦ threats of risk
◦ cause of the risk
◦ consequences and their effects on patient ehavioursB Dutta and Rangnekar( , , 2022).
◦ Capabilities and vulnerability of risk.
◦ ndicators of riskI
 Risk assessment erson suffer from behaviours of concern may be assisted in the following ways: P :
◦ he assessment targets to understand what the behaviors of concern are and what is the purpose ofT
that behaviors.
◦ he assessment asks a numbers of question in terms of person and their surroundingsT .
◦ he assessment is generally known as a functional analysisT .
◦ he assessment provides information about the way to provide best support to the personT .
 ehavioral support erson suffer from the risk of behaviours of concern need to be some behavioral supportB : P :
◦ rovide the people with the medical support they may requireP .
◦ each that person too effective skills of copingT .
◦ Doctor should have to change the surrounding atmosphere of patient to assist meet the requirement
of person As for e ample to make the room darker hanging the curtains on windows and doors. x : .
◦ rovide the human being better approaches to meet their requirements e ample ways of goodP x -
communication skills so that everybody can understand Covello( , 2022).
14. When treating people with behaviours of concern you still need to be aware of your scope
of practice. Identify two (2) things that you need to think about in this situation so that
you do not step outside the boundaries of your role.
Answer when treating the people with behaviours of concern health workers still required to be aware their scope of:
practice heir several things that the health workers require to think about in the situation of dealing with people suffering with. T
behaviours of concern so that they do not out side the boundaries of their role hen they start their work as support. W
worker they are given some instructions about working with safety in the support atmosphere hese rules provide some, . T
instructions about what they are to do and what do not hey are based on the work health and safety legislation framed to. T
protect a health of workers ealth workers should ensure that they can access this information and know how to utilize it to. H
support patient and their own safety during the assessment he two things that require to think about during the assessment. T
of person with behaviours of concern so that health worker not step outside the boundaries of their role are following:
 policies and procedures of the health organization and work in the limitations of e periences and knowledge and dox ,
not become involved in a very dangerous condition if they are not capable to handle the risk .