A 10 year follow-up of stereotypic behavior with eight participants

Jones, Robert S. P.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-078x(199901/03)14:1<45::aid-bin27>3.0.co;2-0

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“…As outlined in the Introduction, humans suffering from psychiatric or developmental disorders characterised by stereotypic behaviour (e.g. schizophrenia; autism) often have problematic or no sexual relationships [128] , [129] , [130] because they are socially odd [131] : behaviourally and conversationally inflexible, and poor at responding appropriately to others' actions, words or facial expressions. Furthermore, perseveration (inappropriate response repetition) is elevated, not just in these stereotypic humans, but in all stereotypic captive animal species tested to date - including two other Carnivora [132] , [133] as well as mink [71] , [83] .…”

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Environmentally Enriched Male Mink Gain More Copulations than Stereotypic, Barren-Reared Competitors

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Wild carnivores in zoos, conservation breeding centres, and farms commonly live in relatively small, unstimulating enclosures. Under these captive conditions, in a range of species including giant pandas, black-footed ferrets, and European mink, male reproductive abilities are often poor. Such problems have long been hypothesized to be caused by these animals' housing conditions. We show for the first time that rearing under welfare-improving (i.e., highly valued and stress-reducing) environmental enrichments enhances male carnivores' copulatory performance: in mate choice competitions, enriched male American mink (Neovison vison) mated more often than non-enriched males. We screened for several potential mediators of this effect. First was physiological stress and its impact on reproductive physiology; second, stress-mediated changes in morphology and variables related to immunocompetence that could influence male attractiveness; and third, behavioural changes likely to affect social competence, particularly autistic-like excessive routine and repetition (‘perseveration’) as is reflected in the stereotypies common in captive animals. Consistent with physiological stress, excreted steroid metabolites revealed that non-enriched males had higher cortisol levels and lower androgen levels than enriched conspecifics. Their os penises (bacula) also tended to be less developed. Consistent with reduced attractiveness, non-enriched males were lighter, with comparatively small spleens and a trend to greater fluctuating asymmetry. Consistent with impaired social competence, non-enriched males performed more stereotypic behaviour (e.g., pacing) in their home cages. Of all these effects, the only significant predictor of copulation number was stereotypy (a trend suggesting that low bodyweights may also be influential): highly stereotypic males gained the fewest copulations. The neurophysiological changes underlying stereotypy thus handicap males sexually. We hypothesise that such males are abnormally perseverative when interacting with females. Investigating similar problems in other taxa would be worthwhile, since many vertebrates, wild and domestic, live in conditions that cause stereotypic behaviour and/or impair neurological development.

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Environmentally Enriched Male Mink Gain More Copulations than Stereotypic, Barren-Reared Competitors

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“…In addition, the reinforcing consequences of stereotypy can be challenging to compete with relative to other reinforcers, particularly when an individual has restricted interests. Jones (1999), in a 10-year follow-up of eight individuals with stereotypy, found that most participants continued to display high rates of repetitive behavior. Given the intractable nature of stereotypy, some researchers have developed treatment strategies that incorporate stereotypy as a reinforcer for completion of other functional tasks (Charlop, Kurtz, & Casey, 1990;Hanley, Iwata, Thompson, & Lindberg, 2000) or provide access to stereotypic behavior using a multiple schedules treatment (Doughty, Anderson, Doughty, Williams, & Saunders, 2007).…”

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Distinguishing Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior From Stereotypy

Chok

Koesler

2013

Behav Modif

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The current project was an initial attempt to develop assessment procedures for distinguishing between obsessive-compulsive (OC) and stereotypic behavior and evaluate the impact of different treatments for these behaviors. Two individuals with autism, one with repetitive behavior characteristic of OC behavior and one with repetitive behavior not characteristic of OC behavior, participated in the study. In Experiment 1, given that individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) report experiencing unpleasant urges that are relieved when they perform compulsive actions, an attempt was made to identify these experiences by measuring heart rate and affect when access to repetitive behavior was restricted and allowed. In Experiment 2, a multiple schedules treatment was conducted with each participant, and in Experiment 3, the participant with autism and OC behavior completed exposure and response prevention (ERP) treatment. The overall results across studies suggest that one potential way to discriminate between OC behavior and stereotypy in nonvocal children with autism is to consider the topography of repetitive behavior along with changes in physiology and affect. In addition, it may be worth considering the use of ERP, a traditional treatment for OCD, to treat repetitive behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement if treatments that provide access to repetitive behavior are not effective.

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“…Considering individual topographies of challenging behaviour, stereotypy persisted in 62.5% of children (Chadwick et al . 2004), and was still measurable in adults over a period of 10 years (Jones 1999). In one of the longest longitudinal follow‐ups of people with an ID, stereotypy was displayed by more than 60% of the sample at baseline and 26 years later (Thompson & Reid 2002).…”

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Persistence of challenging behaviours in adults with intellectual disability over a period of 11 years

Totsika

Toogood

Hastings

et al. 2008

J intellect Disabil Res

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Estimates of persistence for challenging behaviours are affected by the statistics chosen to represent stability. The apparent persistence of serious challenging behaviours highlights the need to identify the factors related to maintenance of these behaviours over time. The participant characteristics and adaptive behaviours identified in the present study were not consistently related to the persistence of challenging behaviours. Therefore, other factors, including environmental characteristics, are likely to be related to challenging behaviour persistence.

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A 10 year follow-up of stereotypic behavior with eight participants

Cited by 12 publications

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Environmentally Enriched Male Mink Gain More Copulations than Stereotypic, Barren-Reared Competitors

Environmentally Enriched Male Mink Gain More Copulations than Stereotypic, Barren-Reared Competitors

Distinguishing Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior From Stereotypy

Persistence of challenging behaviours in adults with intellectual disability over a period of 11 years

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