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The Effects of Behaviour Relaxation Training on Adults with Profound Multiple Disabilities: A Preliminary Study on Treatment Effectiveness
Author(s) -
Lindsay William R.,
Michie Amanda M.,
Marshall Imelda,
Pitcaithly Deborah,
Broxholme Sarah,
Hornsby Nicola
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
british journal of learning disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 1354-4187
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1996.tb00217.x
Subject(s) - relaxation (psychology) , task (project management) , reinforcement , psychology , concomitant , physical therapy , session (web analytics) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , relaxation therapy , audiology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , social psychology , surgery , computer science , management , world wide web , economics
This paper investigates the use of behavioural relaxation with subjects who have profound learning disability and concomitant handicaps. Behavioural relaxation training is a simple psychological procedure where subjects are encouraged to adopt a relaxed posture. Ratings of relaxation were taken after each session and subjects were also assessed for the amount of time they spent on task in an occupational activity. Five people participated in the study. Two showed consistent improvements with the procedures, one showed improvement on rated relaxation but no improvement in engaging in the task, and two people showed no response to the treatment. One of the participants who was resistant to relaxation treatment responded readily to a reinforcement procedure and increased his time on task following the introduction of the reinforcement.