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Woods, Douglas W.; And Others – Behavior Modification, 1996
Examines the prevalence of nervous habits, tics, and stuttering and the relationship between these behaviors and general anxiety in college students (n=256). Participants completed self-report measures of general anxiety and somatic awareness. Relationships were found between number of nervous habits and self-reported awareness of bodily…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns
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Frost, Randy O.; And Others – Behavior Modification, 1996
Researches the relation between hoarding and obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD). In both college student and community samples, hoarding was associated with higher scores on the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale. Hoarding also was associated with higher levels of general psychopathology as measured by the Brief Symptom Inventory. Results…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
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Derby, K. Mark; Fisher, Wayne W.; Piazza, Cathleen C.; Wilke, Arthur E.; Johnson, Whitney – Behavior Modification, 1998
Assessed main and collateral effects of the assessment and treatment of attention-maintained self-injury, with regard to four categories of behavior: self-injury, a novel mand, pre-existing prosocial responses, and other aberrant responses. Results suggest that self-injury, prosocial responses, and other abberant behaviors are within the same…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Contingency Management
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Crolley, Josie; Roys, Deloris; Thyer, Bruce A.; Bordnick, Patrick S. – Behavior Modification, 1998
Compared entrance and exit scores for 16 patients completing outpatient treatment for sex offenders. Statistically significant outcome measures and clinical improvements were obtained. Follow-up in 26 months yielded one reoffender. Results support the use of outpatient behavior therapy in reducing deviant sexual arousal and enhancing appropriate…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification
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Hemsley, David R. – Behavior Modification, 1996
Proposes a cognitive model of schizophrenia stating that schizophrenic behavior is caused by a disturbance in sensory input and stored material integration. Cites research to support this model. Outlines the manner in which a disturbance in sensory input integration relates to schizophrenic symptoms and discusses the model's relevance for…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Epistemology, Experimental Psychology
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Danforth, Jeffrey S. – Behavior Modification, 1998
Evaluated the effects of parent training on mother behavior and the disruptive behavior of eight children. Parent training was conducted within a multiple-baseline design across children. Direct observation, interviews, and standardized rating scales showed improvements in behavior; six-month follow-up demonstrated the stability of changes.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification