title: Familiarity, proximity and self-injurious behaviors.
abstract: This paper introduces familiarity and proximity of direct-care staff as possible contributors to the etiology of self-injurious behaviors. Analysis suggests that research workers consider these two variables when evaluating the etiology of such behaviors with specific reference to positive and negative reinforcement paradigms.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Svec
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vandenburg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jack
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Toland
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Barrera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012056:Reinforcement, Social; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000523:psychology*; D012931:Social Environment