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Assessment of self‐restraint using a functional analysis of self‐injury
Author(s) -
Scheithauer Mindy,
O'Connor Julia,
Toby Lauryn M.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1002/jaba.230
Subject(s) - psychology , reinforcement , self destructive behavior , functional analysis , clinical psychology , self control , developmental psychology , poison control , injury prevention , social psychology , medicine , medical emergency , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
When self‐restraint and self‐injurious behavior (SIB) co‐occur, self‐restraint might be maintained by negative reinforcement through the removal of SIB. The current study evaluated this possibility with an individual who exhibited hand‐to‐head SIB. Three functional analyses of SIB were conducted: (a) no consequences for self‐restraint, (b) self‐restraint blocked, and (c) hypothesized aversive effects of SIB blocked. The outcomes of the 3 analyses suggested that self‐restraint was maintained by negative reinforcement.