PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 23: Reinforcement, Dysmenorrhea, Indo
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Functional assessment procedures: functional assessment: a variety of approaches that attempt to identify the antecedent and consequences for problem behaviors. If harmful self-injurious behaviors were to be controlled, bm often seemed to have no choice other than to resort to strong punishment like electric shock. Implications of a functional analysis for treatment: even though the form of self-injurious behavior may be similar between people, the function can be quite different. If the problem behavior occurs infrequently, the sessions required for the functional analysis would also be infrequent: although functional analysis has limitations, researchers are constantly attempting to overcome those limits because of the proven benefits of functional analysis. Interview and questionnaire functional assessment: another way to identify the antecedent and consequences that control problem behavior is to interview the client or people who are familiar with the client. If verbal, the client is able to explain why they engage in a behavior.
