Functional analysis and treatment of aberrant behavior

This article reviewed and discussed various methodologies used for the analysis of variables maintaining aberrant behavior. Previous research has succeeded in identifying a wide variety of environmental events which may contribute to an individual's maladaptive responding. These general classes...

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Published in:Research in developmental disabilities 1991, Vol.12 (2), p.155-180
Main Authors: Mace, F.Charles, Lalli, Joseph S., Lalli, Elizabeth Pinter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior Change
Behavior Disorders
Behavior Therapy - methods
Biological and medical sciences
Contingency Management
Evaluation Methods
Generalization
Humans
Intellectual Disability - psychology
Intervention
Maintenance
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental Disorders - therapy
Methodology. Experimentation
Pica - therapy
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Self Mutilation - therapy
Stereotyped Behavior
Techniques and methods
Therapy
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Summary:This article reviewed and discussed various methodologies used for the analysis of variables maintaining aberrant behavior. Previous research has succeeded in identifying a wide variety of environmental events which may contribute to an individual's maladaptive responding. These general classes of variables are summarized and presented with relevant examples. We conclude with suggestions for conducting a comprehensive functional analysis using descriptive and experimental methods leading to the development and evaluation of analysis- derived interventions.
ISSN:0891-4222
1873-3379
DOI:10.1016/0891-4222(91)90004-C