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Schmidt, Jonathan D.; Luiselli, James K.; Rue, Hanna; Whalley, Katherine – Behavior Modification, 2013
Some students who have developmental disabilities avoid settings and activities that can improve their learning and quality of life. This two-phase study concerned an adolescent boy with autism who avoided the gross-motor exercise room, gymnasium, and music room at his school; he demonstrated distress, agitation, and problem behaviors when…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Positive Reinforcement
Meunier, Suzanne A.; Tolin, David F.; Franklin, Martin – Behavior Modification, 2009
Hair pulling in pediatric populations has not received adequate empirical study. Investigations of the affective and sensory states contributing to the etiology and maintenance of hair pulling may help to elucidate the classification of trichotillomania (TTM) as an impulse control disorder or obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder. The current…
Descriptors: Habit Formation, Investigations, Self Control, Pediatrics

Donohue, Brad; Thevenin, Deborah M.; Runyon, Melissa K. – Behavior Modification, 1997
Using a case study, evaluates the efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral intervention for the treatment of a patient diagnosed with a conversion disorder characterized by a perceived lump in the throat and subsequent weight loss. Results indicate that the behavioral therapy procedures contributed to increased weight and improved eating behavior. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Cognitive Restructuring

Friman, Patrick C.; Jones, Mark; Smith, Gail; Daly, Daniel L.; Larzelere, Robert – Behavior Modification, 1997
Examines whether substantial increases in the positive interactional ratios of six highly disruptive adolescents would decrease their behavior problems. Results indicate that the intervention significantly decreased behavior problems in the boys as a group. Discusses findings in terms of response-contingent reinforcement and systemic behavior…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Objectives

Fisher, Wayne W.; Thompson, Rachel H.; Hagopian, Louis P.; Bowman, Lynn G.; Krug, Amy – Behavior Modification, 2000
Three individuals with severe behavior disorders and mental retardation, whose destructive behaviors were being maintained by positive reinforcement, were treated using functional communication training with extinction. The case studies investigated techniques used to increase effectiveness of delayed reinforcement and to teach individuals with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Case Studies
Donohue, Brad; Azrin, Nathan; Allen, Daniel N.; Romero, Valerie; Hill, Heather H.; Tracy, Kendra; Lapota, Holly; Gorney, Suzanne; Abdel-al, Ruweida; Caldas, Diana; Herdzik, Karen; Bradshaw, Kelsey; Valdez, Robby; Van Hasselt, Vincent B. – Behavior Modification, 2009
A comprehensive evidence-based treatment for substance abuse and other associated problems (Family Behavior Therapy) is described, including its application to both adolescents and adults across a wide range of clinical contexts (i.e., criminal justice, child welfare). Relevant to practitioners and applied clinical researchers, topic areas include…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Adolescents