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A Comparison of Shock Intensity in the Treatment of Longstanding and Severe Self-Injurious Behavior.
Peer reviewedWilliams, Don E.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1993
The severe self-injurious behavior of a woman with profound mental retardation was treated with 3.5 milliamps of shock combined with reinforcement and extinction techniques, with minimal results. Treatment with the Hot Shot Power Mite, which delivers 18.5 milliamps, combined with reinforcement for compliance and extinction of self-injurious escape…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Extinction (Psychology), Females
