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Evaluation of Extinction as a Functional Treatment for Binge Eating
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Bosch, Amanda; Miltenberger, Raymond G.; Gross, Amy; Knudson, Peter; Breitwieser, Carrie Brower – Behavior Modification, 2008
Binge eating is a serious behavior problem exhibited by individuals diagnosed with binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa. Binge eating is thought to be maintained by automatic negative reinforcement in the form of relief from negative emotional responding. Current treatments produce only moderate abstinence, perhaps because they do not attempt…
Descriptors: Verbal Stimuli, Behavior Problems, Eating Disorders, Negative Reinforcement
Treatment of Covert Food Stealing in an Individual with Prader-Willi Syndrome.
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Maglieri, Kristen, A.; DeLeon, Iser G.; Rodriguez-Catter, Vanessa; Sevin, Bart M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2000
A study found verbal reprimands, delivered contingent upon eating prohibited foods, were sufficient to decease the food stealing of a girl (age 14) with Prader-Willi syndrome. Warning stimuli were then successfully used to help her discriminate between permitted/prohibited foods during sessions in which food stealing was not directly observed.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Eating Disorders, Females
Assessing Preferences for Positive and Negative Reinforcement during Treatment of Destructive Behavior with Functional Communication Training
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Fisher, Wayne W.; Adelinis, John D.; Volkert, Valerie M.; Keeney, Kris M.; Neidert, Pamela L.; Hovanetz, Alyson – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2005
Results of prior studies (e.g. [J. Appl. Behav. Anal. 32 (1999) 285]) showing that participants chose alternative behavior (compliance) over escape-reinforced destructive behavior when this latter response produced escape and the former response produced positive reinforcement may have been due to (a) the value of the positive reinforcer…
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Self Destructive Behavior, Autism, Outcomes of Treatment
An Analysis of Antecedent, Response, and Consequence Events in the Treatment of Self-Injurious Behavior.
Gaylord-Ross, Robert J.; And Others – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1980
Findings showed an interaction between mands (instructional directions) and response type. Only when a mand was given during performance of the sorting task did the frequency of SIB increase. The contingent application of verbal praise had a minor, though systematic, effect in reducing the frequency of SIB. (PHR)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Contingency Management