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Reese, R. Matthew; And Others – Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, 1984
Agitated-disruptive behavior from three mentally retarded adults in community group homes was reduced using procedures that included a self-recorded differential reinforcement of other behavior point fines for agitated-disruptive behavior, social skills training, and relaxation training. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Mental Retardation
Pierce, Lindi; And Others – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1983
Reviews research on overcorrection, a behavior reduction procedure, and considers its applications to special education in terms of punishment aspects and effects on generalization and maintenance. Advantages (including its effectiveness) as well as disadvantages (such as the length of time it requires) are pointed out. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Disabilities, Generalization
Naslund, Shel – Pointer, 1982
Parents can control their child's behavior by providing reasonable sequences to their child's misbehavior. Examples of this approach illustrate how using natural and direct consequences helps children learn responsibility and parents avoid power struggles. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Discipline, Parent Role
Peer reviewedLieving, Gregory A.; Hagopian, Louis P.; Long, Ethan S.; O'Connor, Julia – Psychological Record, 2004
Resurgence may be defined generally as the extinction-induced recurrence of previously learned response patterns. Understanding the conditions under which this phenomenon occurs has theoretical, clinical, and applied implications, particularly with respect to a related area of research on response-class hierarchies. In the current study, we…
Descriptors: Topography, Positive Reinforcement, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Peer reviewedHartup, Willard W. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2005
Peer interaction is examined as a source of behavior change in children and adolescents. The dynamics of peer influence are discussed in terms of six issues: characteristics of the influence source; characteristics of the child or adolescent being influenced; the relationship existing between influence source and the individual being influenced;…
Descriptors: Interaction, Behavior Modification, Behavior Change, Peer Influence
Direct linkTom, Buggey – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2005
Videotaped self-modeling (VSM) was developed as a means to allow participants to view themselves in situations where they are performing at a more advanced level than they typically function. VSM has been used effectively to train positive behaviors and reduce unwanted behaviors across a range of ages and behaviors; however, few studies of VSM…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Private Schools, Behavior Change, Autism
Download full textWilder, David A.; Chen, Liyu; Atwell, Julie; Pritchard, Josh; Weinstein, Phillip – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2006
A brief functional analysis was used to examine the influence of termination of prechange activities and initiation of postchange activities on tantrums exhibited by 2 preschool children. For 1 participant, tantrums were maintained by access to certain (pretransition) activities. For a 2nd participant, tantrums were maintained by avoidance of…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Preschool Children, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Stanley, Barbara; Brown, Gregory; Brent, David A.; Wells, Karen; Poling, Kim; Curry, John; Kennard, Betsy D.; Wagner, Ann; Cwik, Mary F.; Klomek, Anat Brunstein; Goldstein, Tina; Vitiello, Benedetto; Barnett, Shannon; Daniel, Stephanie; Hughes, Jennifer – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2009
Objective: To describe the elements of a manual-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for suicide prevention (CBT-SP) and to report its feasibility in preventing the recurrence of suicidal behavior in adolescents who have recently attempted suicide. Method: The CBT-SP was developed using a risk reduction and relapse prevention approach and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Prevention, Suicide, Risk
Compas, Bruce E.; Forehand, Rex; Keller, Gary; Champion, Jennifer E.; Rakow, Aaron; Reeslund, Kristen L.; McKee, Laura; Fear, Jessica M.; Colletti, Christina J. M.; Hardcastle, Emily; Merchant, Mary Jane; Roberts, Lori; Potts, Jennifer; Garai, Emily; Coffelt, Nicole; Roland, Erin; Sterba, Sonya K.; Cole, David A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
A family cognitive-behavioral preventive intervention for parents with a history of depression and their 9-15-year-old children was compared with a self-study written information condition in a randomized clinical trial (n = 111 families). Outcomes were assessed at post-intervention (2 months), after completion of 4 monthly booster sessions (6…
Descriptors: Intervention, Parents, Children, Effect Size
Eckshtain, Dikla; Gaynor, Scott T. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2009
Recent meta-analytic data suggest a need for ongoing evaluation of treatments for youth depression. The present article calls attention to a number of issues relevant to the empirical evaluation of if and how cognitive behavior therapy for child depression works. A case series of 6 children and a primary caregiver received treatment--individual…
Descriptors: Intervals, Caregivers, Behavior Modification, Parent Child Relationship
Roberts-Lewis, Amelia C.; Parker, Sharon; Welch, Chiquitia; Wall, Ariana; Wiggins, Pam – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2009
The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral approach in changing the behavioral and cognitive skills of incarcerated girls participating in a substance abuse treatment program. A repeated measures design was used. The findings of this study revealed that the behaviors (i.e., self-monitoring,…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Females, Thinking Skills, Delinquency
Mason, Michael J.; Posner, Michael A. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2009
The purpose of this translational research study was to test a brief, manualized adolescent substance abuse treatment protocol's effects in an urban community setting compared to a sample in an experimental study from which the treatment was first employed. One hundred two adolescents who were treated with a manualized protocol of five sessions of…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Drinking, Cognitive Restructuring, Adolescents
Korrelboom, Kees; de Jong, Martie; Huijbrechts, Irma; Daansen, Peter – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
This study evaluates a short stepwise cognitive-behavioral intervention for the treatment of low self-esteem in patients with eating disorders. Competitive memory training (COMET) for low self-esteem is based on insights and findings from experimental psychology. A total of 52 patients with eating disorders and low self-esteem were treated with…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Patients, Memory, Experimental Psychology
Marien, Wendi E.; Storch, Eric A.; Geffken, Gary R.; Murphy, Tanya K. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2009
Serotonin reuptake inhibitor medications and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) are both effective treatments for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Despite recommendations that youth with OCD be treated with CBT alone or together with serotonin reuptake inhibitor medication, many youth are treated with medication alone or with non-CBT…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Pediatrics, Psychotherapy, Mental Disorders
Hewitt, Sarah N.; Egan, Sarah; Rees, Clare – Clinical Psychologist, 2009
Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is the tendency to react negatively to uncertain situations or events, and it has been found to be an important maintaining factor in a number of different anxiety disorders. It is often included as a part of cognitive behavioural interventions for anxiety disorders but its specific contribution to treatment outcome…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification
