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Observed increases in positive affect during behavioral treatment
Author(s) -
Toole Lisa M.,
Bowman Lynn G.,
Thomason Jessica L.,
Hagopian Louis P.,
Rush Karena S.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/bin.124
Subject(s) - affect (linguistics) , psychology , collateral , differential reinforcement , reinforcement , differential treatment , clinical psychology , affect regulation , psychiatry , audiology , developmental psychology , cognition , medicine , social psychology , finance , business , communication , international trade , economics
A 15‐year‐old female diagnosed with mental retardation was admitted to an inpatient facility for the assessment and treatment of a severe behavior disorder. A behavioral treatment to reduce destructive behavior consisting of enriched environment, differential reinforcement, and time‐out was evaluated in a reversal design. Data on affect were collected during baseline and treatment phases. In addition to achieving clinically significant reductions in problem behavior, collateral improvements in positive affect were observed during treatment phases. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.