FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF‐INJURY AND SELF‐RESTRAINT
作者:
Wayne W. Fisher,
Nancy C. Grace,
Clodagh Murphy,
期刊:
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
(WILEY Available online 1996)
卷期:
Volume 29,
issue 1
页码: 103-106
ISSN:0021-8855
年代: 1996
DOI:10.1901/jaba.1996.29-103
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
关键词: self‐injurious behavior;self‐restraint;negative reinforcement
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
It has been suggested that self‐restraint, a phenomenon often correlated with self‐injurious behavior (SIB), may be maintained by negative reinforcement in the form of escape from the aversive properties of SIB (e.g., pain). We examined the effects of blocking SIB (and presumably removing any aversive effects) on the self‐restraint of a 19‐year‐old male with severe mental retardation. Consistent with the negative reinforcement hypothesis, blocking SIB resulted in near‐zero levels of SIB and moderate reductions in sel
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