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McKay, Dean; Andover, Margaret – Behavior Modification, 2012
Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) has many behavioral and cognitive features that would make it appear to be closely tied to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Obsessive-compulsive-related disorders (OCRDs) have been described in the literature as conditions that share a common phenomenology, neurobiology, and treatment response. The authors…
Descriptors: Injuries, Phenomenology, Self Destructive Behavior, Behavior Disorders
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Matson, Johnny L.; Wilkins, Jonathan – Behavior Modification, 2009
The assessment of maintaining variables with the goal of developing prosocial intervention plans has become a driving force in the intellectual disabilities (ID) literature. One particularly crucial variable is whether the behavior is low or high rate and whether the challenging behavior is best characterized by self-injury or aggression. Because…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Mental Retardation, Adults, Behavior Problems
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Matson, Johnny L.; Lo Vullo, Santino V. – Behavior Modification, 2008
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are considered to be among the most serious of the mental health conditions. Concomitant with many cases of ASD is intellectual disability. Further compounding the disability is the fact that both conditions are known risk factors for self-injurious behavior (SIB). To date, the most effective intervention methods,…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Autism, Behavior Modification, Risk
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Flessner, Christopher A.; Busch, Andrew M.; Heideman, Paul W.; Woods, Douglas W. – Behavior Modification, 2008
This pilot study examined the utility of acceptance-enhanced behavior therapy (AEBT) for trichotillomania (TTM) and chronic skin picking (CSP) and the impact of altering treatment sequence on overall treatment efficacy. Participants referred to a TTM and CSP specialty clinic were assessed by an independent evaluator within separate, nonconcurrent,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification, Therapy, Self Destructive Behavior
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Flessner, Christopher A.; Woods, Douglas W.; Franklin, Martin E.; Keuthen, Nancy J.; Piacentini, John; Cashin, Susan E.; Moore, Phoebe S. – Behavior Modification, 2007
This article describes the development and initial psychometric properties of the Milwaukee Inventory for Styles of Trichotillomania-Child Version (MIST-C), a self-report scale designed to assess styles of hair pulling in children and adolescents diagnosed with trichotillomania (TTM). Using Internet sampling procedures, the authors recruited 164…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Sampling, Factor Analysis
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Norberg, Melissa M.; Wetterneck, Chad T.; Woods, Douglas W.; Conelea, Christine A. – Behavior Modification, 2007
Cognitive-behavioral models suggest that certain cognitions and beliefs are functionally related to hair pulling in persons with trichotillomania (TTM), but little empirical data have been collected to test such claims. This study assessed dysfunctional beliefs about appearance, shameful cognitions, and fear of negative evaluation and their…
Descriptors: Severity (of Disability), Behavior Modification, Habit Formation, Behavior Disorders