The use of contingent water misting in the treatment of self-choking.
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry
; 22(3): 225-31, 1991 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
A 25-year-old, deaf-blind, mentally retarded male was treated for chronic self-choking using water mist treatment and positive reinforcement. During pre-treatment baseline, self-chokes occurred at a rate of 2.09 per minute. During treatment sessions each self-choke was followed by water misting of the subject's face paired with a forceful "No!". Periods of 20 sec absent of self-chokes were positively reinforced with liquids and/or social contacts. Treatment procedures were generalized from the initial therapists, location, and absence of other clients and staff to other locations, and the presence of other clients and staff. Water mist treatment was associated with at least a 10-fold and as much as a 100-fold reduction of self-choking (i.e. to 0.02-0.20 self-chokes per min) across treatment and generalization phases. Eight-month follow-up observations showed that self-choke rates were at zero.
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Asfixia
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Terapia Aversiva
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Síndrome de Rubéola Congénita
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Conducta Autodestructiva
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Discapacidad Intelectual
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry
Año:
1991
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Article