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BRIEF FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS AND TREATMENT OF A VOCAL TIC
Author(s) -
Watson T. Steuart,
Sterling Heather 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.1998.31-471
Subject(s) - functional analysis , psychology , applied behavior analysis , functional impairment , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , developmental psychology , autism , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
This study sought to extend functional methodology to the assessment and treatment of habits. After a descriptive assessment indicated that coughing occurred while eating, a brief functional analysis suggested that social attention was the maintaining variable. Results demonstrated that treatment, derived from the assessment and analysis data, rapidly eliminated the cough. We discuss the appropriateness of using functional analysis procedures for deriving treatments for habits in a clinical setting.