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UTILIZING INCREASED RESPONSE EFFORT TO REDUCE CHRONIC HAND MOUTHING
Author(s) -
Irvin Douglas S.,
Thompson Thomas J.,
Turner William D.,
Williams Dorothy E.
Publication year - 1998
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 - 10.1901/jaba.1998.31-375
Subject(s) - psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , elbow flexion , physical therapy , elbow , developmental psychology , medicine , surgery
The effects of increased response effort on levels of hand mouthing, leisure engagement, and adaptive elbow flexion were investigated with 2 individuals who had been diagnosed with profound disabilities. Arm restraints designed to alter the amount of physical effort necessary to engage in hand mouthing were used. Results indicated that the treatment strategy reduced levels of hand mouthing but produced only small to moderate reductions in levels of leisure engagement and adaptive elbow flexion. At follow‐up, the effects of increased response effort on hand mouthing and leisure engagement were maintained for both participants; however, the restraints were associated with substantial reductions in adaptive elbow flexion for 1 participant.