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An observational analysis of self‐stimulatory behavior of older adults in a nursing home
Author(s) -
Connor Amy B.,
Burgio Louis D.,
Butler Frieda
Publication year - 1987
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.2360020402
Subject(s) - psychology , observational study , nursing homes , stimulation , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , etiology , neuroscience , medicine , nursing , psychiatry
Self‐stimulatory behavior is described as a class of stereotyped and repetitive behaviors. This behavior often warrants concern because it can interfere with the learning and maintenance of more appropriate functional behaviors. In the present study, several topographies of self‐stimulation were generated and the behavior of three older adult nursing home patients was observed for six weeks. Self‐stimulation was high rate in all three subjects, and the manifestation of the behavior was idiosyncratic. Potential etiological factors and implications for treatment were discussed.