Treatment of Compulsive Hand in Mouth Behaviour in a Profoundly Retarded Child Using a Sharp Pinch as the Aversive Stimulus.

Minness, Patricia M.

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ERIC Number: EJ232269

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Publication Date: 1980-Mar

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Treatment of Compulsive Hand in Mouth Behaviour in a Profoundly Retarded Child Using a Sharp Pinch as the Aversive Stimulus.

Minness, Patricia M.

Australian Journal of Developmental Disabilities, v6 n1 p5-10 Mar 1980

A sharp pinch on the back of the hand, contingent upon hand in mouth behavior, was found to be an economical and effective aversive stimulus in a program which successfully reduced compulsive hand in mouth behavior related to vomiting and rumination of a profoundly retarded adolescent over a 3-month period. (Author)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Exceptional Child Research, Reinforcement, Severe Mental Retardation

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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