title: Assessment of self-restraint using a functional analysis of self-injury.
abstract: When self-restraint and self-injurious behavior (SIB) co-occur, self-restraint might be maintained by negative reinforcement through the removal of SIB. The current study evaluated this possibility with an individual who exhibited hand-to-head SIB. Three functional analyses of SIB were conducted: (a) no consequences for self-restraint, (b) self-restraint blocked, and (c) hypothesized aversive effects of SIB blocked. The outcomes of the 3 analyses suggested that self-restraint was maintained by negative reinforcement.
authors.affiliation: MARCUS AUTISM CENTER EMORY UNIVERSITY.
authors.forename: Mindy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scheithauer
authors.affiliation: KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.affiliation: KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
authors.forename: Lauryn M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Toby
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009042:Motivation / Q000502:physiology*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000523:psychology*; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: functional analysis; protective equipment; self-injury; self-restraint; severe behavior disorder