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Peer reviewedGreen, Glenn R.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1986
Two male stroke victims (ages 63 and 67) whose verbal disorders impaired social interactions and suggested the need for nursing home placement were treated by teaching spouses to reinforce positive and ignore undesired verbal responses. Problem behaviors were reduced sufficiently to permit continued home care, and alternative positive behaviors…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Gerontology, Interpersonal Relationship
