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Brief report: Using stress management to decrease inappropriate behavior in a brain injured adult
Author(s) -
Zencius Arnie,
Wesolowski Michael D.
Publication year - 1990
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.2360050107
Subject(s) - psychology , stress management , relaxation (psychology) , clinical psychology , stress (linguistics) , developmental psychology , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy
A 28‐year‐old head‐injured female displayed a great deal of impatience and agitation. She would elope (run away) whenever she became agitated. A simple three‐step stress management program was taught to her to increase her self‐control. It included: ( a ) identification of a stressful state; ( b ) removal of herself from that environment; and ( c ) self‐initiation of relaxation. This procedure resulted in immediate decreases in elopements.