PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Reinforcement, Migraine, Operant Conditioning
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Chapter 6: decreasing a behaviour with operant extinction. Louise, a 13 year old, complained about headaches. Throughout the years, she received inordinate amounts of parental, social, and professional attention for her headaches with (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts su(cid:272)h as (cid:862)let (cid:373)e gi(cid:448)e (cid:455)ou a hug that (cid:373)ight (cid:373)ake (cid:455)ou feel (cid:271)ette(cid:396)(cid:863) Complaints of her headaches allowed her to stay home from school. The migraines she experienced had typical migraine characteristics. Various treatments have been tried unsuccessfully, including medications, acupuncture, chiropractic, etc E(cid:448)e(cid:396)al (cid:373)edial e(cid:454)a(cid:373)i(cid:374)atio(cid:374)s failed to ide(cid:374)tif(cid:455) a(cid:374) o(cid:396)ga(cid:374)i(cid:272) (cid:271)asis fo(cid:396) louise"s heada(cid:272)hes. Extensive assessment by behaviour therapist agreed that her migraine might be due to their being reinforced and said she should try a behavioural treatment program. Louise"s pa(cid:396)e(cid:374)ts, hus(cid:271)a(cid:374)d, ph(cid:455)si(cid:272)ia(cid:374)s a(cid:374)d (cid:374)u(cid:396)ses at the (cid:272)li(cid:374)i(cid:272) that she (cid:448)isited (cid:396)egula(cid:396)l(cid:455) (cid:448)isited all agreed to completely ignore all the pain behaviours such as exercising or performing domestic duties.