Descriptive Analysis of Self-injurious Behaviour and Self-restraint

Functional analysis of self-injurious behavior and its relation to self-restraint.

Some individuals who engage in self-injurious behavior (SIB) also exhibit self-restraint. In the present study, a series of three functional analyses were conducted to determine the variables that maintained a participant's SIB, one without restraint items available, one with a preferred and effective form of self-restraint (an airplane pillow) available noncontingently, and one with this item ...

Treatment of self-injurious behaviour with overcorrection.

INTRODUCTION Self-injurious behaviours are frequently observed in facilities for psychiatric and mentally retarded patients. Baumeister and Rollings (in press), in a review of treatment procedures for self-injurious behaviour, concluded that contingent aversive stimulation, such as electric shock, is the most effective means of suppressing these behaviours, but because of recent court decisions...

Self-injurious Behaviour 1 Running head: SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOUR The Relationship between Stereotyped Movements and Self-Injurious Behaviour in Children with Developmental or Sensory Disabilities

Assessment of self-injurious behavior maintained by access to self-restraint materials.

This study replicates and extends prior research showing that access to self-restraint materials can reinforce self-injurious behavior (SIB). A functional analysis was conducted showing that SIB occurred at differentially high rates when access to restraint materials (a leather jacket) was made contingent on the behavior. In addition, an alone condition during the functional analysis showed tha...

Self-injurious behaviour as part of genetic syndromes.

BACKGROUND The purpose of this paper is to review the association between genetic syndromes and self-injurious behaviour. METHOD The information available from the literature on the subject of self-injurious behaviours and genetic syndromes was collated and presented with a critical appraisal. RESULTS Self-injurious behaviours are associated with some genetic syndromes. However, the causal ...