Assessment and treatment of aggressive behavior maintained by access to physical attention.

Newcomb, Eli T.; Wright, Joshua; Camblin, Jennifer G.

doi:10.1037/bar0000136

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“…The past decade also continued to produce novel antecedent manipulations including, but not limited to, access to vests (Davis et al, 2013), plate full vs. empty (Lambert et al, 2019), rearranging game pieces while playing a board game (Leon et al, 2013), and specific vocalizations (e.g., "Johnny"; Anderson et al, 2016). Novel-consequence manipulations included, but were not limited to, physical vs. nonphysical attention (Newcomb et al, 2019), access to stereotypy with a door (Boyle et al, 2018), and access to chase after elopement (Blowers et al, 2020).…”

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Functional analysis of problem behavior: A 40‐year review

Melanson

Fahmie

2023

J of App Behav Analysis

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Extensive reviews of functional analysis literature were conducted 10 (Beavers et al., 2013) and 20 (Hanley et al., 2003) years ago; we expanded this review to capture the vast and innovative functional analysis research that has occurred over the past decade. Our review produced 1,333 functional analysis outcomes from 326 studies on the functional analysis of problem behavior between June 2012 and May 2022. Some characteristics of functional analysis studies were similar across the current and previous two reviews (e.g., child participants, developmental disability diagnosis, use of line graphs depicting session means, differentiated response outcomes). Other characteristics deviated from the previous two reviews (e.g., increase in autistic representation, outpatient settings, use of supplementary assessments, the inclusion of tangible conditions, and multiple function outcomes; decrease in session durations). We update previously reported participant and methodological characteristics, summarize outcomes, comment on recent trends, and propose future directions in the functional analysis literature.

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Functional analysis of problem behavior: A 40‐year review

Melanson

Fahmie

2023

J of App Behav Analysis

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“…Assessment of competition with social reinforcement requires providing the functional reinforcer contingent on challenging behavior (or some other response) during each trial of the CSA, including the no‐stimulus control trials (Fisher et al, 2004). Stimuli that compete with social reinforcers that are maintaining challenging behavior can be delivered noncontingently or combined with functional communication to decrease the likelihood of challenging behavior when access to the functional reinforcer is limited, such as schedule thinning (e.g., Falligant, Carver et al, 2021, Newcomb et al, 2019).…”

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Efficacy of competing stimulus assessments: A summary of 35 consecutively encountered cases

Laureano

Fernandez

Hagopian

2023

J of App Behav Analysis

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Competing stimulus assessments (CSAs) are designed to identify stimuli that reduce challenging behavior through competition with its maintaining reinforcers. Recently, Haddock and Hagopian (2020) found that over 92% of CSAs described in published studies identified at least one high-competition stimulus (i.e., a stimulus correlated with at least an 80% reduction in challenging behavior). The current study describes the outcomes of CSAs in a retrospective consecutive controlled case series study of 35 cases (individuals) admitted to an inpatient setting. Findings on the limited relation between the level of stimulus engagement and reductions in challenging behavior were replicated; however, the efficacy of CSAs was lower (only 47% of CSAs were successful in identifying one or more highcompetition stimuli). Discrepant findings across studies on the efficacy of CSAs are discussed in terms of differences in the sample participants and how outcomes are reported, which vary depending on the study's research questions.

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“…Stimuli with the highest levels of engagement and lowest levels of target problem behavior are incorporated in treatment. The CSA's utility has been demonstrated for a variety of problem behaviors, including SIB (Fisher et al., 2004; Haddock & Hagopian, 2020), aggression (Newcomb et al., 2019), and pica (Hagopian et al., 2011; Piazza et al., 1998). Although problem behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement have been particularly emphasized in the CSA literature (Rooker et al., 2018), CSA results have been used successfully to treat socially reinforced problem behavior (Falligant et al., 2020; Fisher et al., 2004; Rooker et al., 2013).…”

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Using competing stimuli with an adult with stereotypic skin picking: A case study of assessment, treatment, and generalization

Jeglum

Luehring

Kurtz

2022

Behavioral Interventions

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The competing stimulus assessment (CSA) is used to identify stimuli that are associated with high levels of engagement and low levels of problem behavior. However, few studies have used CSA results for adults with problem behavior. The goal of this study was to expand on previous literature by targeting an adult's self‐injurious skin picking, while incorporating caregivers into treatment and examining reduction maintenance. Noelle was a 27‐year‐old female diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability referred to an intensive outpatient clinic. Functional assessment results suggested that skin picking was maintained by automatic reinforcement. Treatment included noncontingent access to competing stimuli identified via a CSA with response disruption and response promotion tactics. This intervention reduced skin picking to near zero rates, was effectively implemented by caregivers, and treatment gains were maintained over 5 months. Limitations and future considerations for behavior reduction procedures with adults are discussed.

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Assessment and treatment of aggressive behavior maintained by access to physical attention.

Cited by 9 publications

References 12 publications

Functional analysis of problem behavior: A 40‐year review

Functional analysis of problem behavior: A 40‐year review

Efficacy of competing stimulus assessments: A summary of 35 consecutively encountered cases

Using competing stimuli with an adult with stereotypic skin picking: A case study of assessment, treatment, and generalization

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