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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Maladaptive behavior"”.
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Applying Bayesian Ordinal Regression to ICAP Maladaptive Behavior Subscales
… a Bayesian ordinal regression model for the maladaptive subscales of the Inventory for Client and Agency Planning (ICAP). Because the maladaptive behavior section of the ICAP contains ordinal data, current analysis strategies combine all the subscales into three indices, making the data more …
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Effects of In-Home Positive Behavior Support Training on Parent Perceptions of Parent-Child Relationships and Maladaptive Behavior
… study investigated the effects of the positive behavior support program Family HOPE conducted in homes of families of children with disabilities. Graduate students conducted an 8-10 week collaborative method of training for parents of children with disabilities to reduce problem behaviors of …
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Exploring Early Temperament Predictors of Maladaptive Behavior in a Group of Elementary School Age Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
… early childhood and how they relate to later maladaptive behavior within a group of elementary age children diagnosed with ASD. Maladaptive behavior is a particularly salient outcome, as it impacts the child and family above and beyond the challenges associated with ASD (Hartley, Sikora, and …
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Effects of Positive Behavior Support Training on Maladaptive Behavior, Parenting Skills, and Parental Support of Families with Children with Disabilities
… stress is affected by a child's challenging behavior and by the disruption of family routines as a result of the child's disability. Therefore, families with children with disabilities need professional support as they work with their children to decrease their children's behavior problems …
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Deinstitutionalization and its Effects on Social Inclusion, Choice-Making, Adaptive and Maladaptive Behavior for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: Case Studies Analysis
… inclusion, choice-making/autonomy, and adaptive/maladaptive functioning of four individuals prior to and following transition to the community. The results suggested that, in most cases, community integration was related to more social inclusion opportunities and autonomy in choice-making, a …
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The Effects of the Density of Reinforcement on the Maladaptive Behaviors of a Child With Autism
… of high and low densities of reinforcemnt on the maladaptive behaviors of a 9 year old girl with autism. The first experiment investigates the isolated effects of density of reinforcement on the frequency of maladaptive behaviors during a motor imitation teaching task. High densities of …
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The effects of counseling on maladaptive soldiers
… those areas of the TJTA instrument which predict maladaptive behavior were referred to a doctoral-level therapist for counseling. For both groups the TJTA did not identify or predict which soldiers would be discharged for maladjustment problems. A second study was conducted from among soldiers of …
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Comparisons of weight-loss behavior among dieters using TFA Systems™
The purpose of this study was to compare dieters' behavior patterns at critical times in the weight-loss process: beginning of treatment, end of treatment, and one year post treatment. Dieters' thoughts, feelings, and actions were assessed after lapses in "high-risk" situations. A review of the …
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Individual case study: verbalizing emotions to reduce aggressive outbursts in an autistic adult
… case study were to (a) to decrease the maladaptive behaviors displayed by the participant and (b) have the participant verbalize his feelings before they build up to cause the maladaptive behavior. The study used positive reinforcement and rewards to reinforce the positive behaviors …
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Identification of Gifted Characteristics Using the Behavioral Assessment Scale for Children—Third Edition
… for being misidentified with emotional and behavioral disorders (Daniels & Piechowski, 2009; Mullet & Rinn, 2015; Webb, 2016). Challenges exist in conclusively defining giftedness, assessing giftedness, and understanding common behavioral patterns among gifted individuals (Bracken & Brown, …
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The Impact of Altered Diet Presentation on Time Budget of Research Housed Rhesus Macaques (Macaca Mulatta)
… in upright posture (p<0.05) and appetitive behaviors (p<0.001) indicating an increase in time and effort to obtain daily ration. However, no significant impact on performance of maladaptive behavior was observed. Future evaluation with larger cohorts of primates is warranted in order to …
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STRESS-RELATED ALTERATIONS IN CENTRAL NORADRENERGIC SIGNALING: IMPLICATIONS FOR COMORBID ANXIETY, PTSD, AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
… identification of which could lead to improved behavioral and neurobiological interventions and symptom management. Although the shared mechanisms underlying these conditions have yet to be fully elucidated, exposure to chronic stress during adolescence has been implicated in the genesis of …
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A Function-Based Approach to Establishing Social Skills: The Effect of an Interdependent Group Contingency on Preference for Social or Non-Social Reinforcers
… social interactions between peers and reduce maladaptive behavior. Specifically, interdependent group contingencies have been shown to improve social interaction quality between youths with ASD and their typically developing (TD) peers. The current study sought to analyze the effect of an …
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Measuring The Outcomes of Therapeutic Listening in Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities
… technique report positive effects on child behavior but the individualized approach requires further supporting evidence. TL-Q is an individualized sound-based program used to facilitate sensory processing skills and is believed to improve interpersonal, social, and cognitive skills (Frick & …
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To act or not to act? Mechanisms and manifestations of negative urgency across the lifespan
… maintenance of psychopathology and extreme risk behavior. Given negative urgency’s importance for individual well-being, it is necessary to develop a deeper understanding of the mechanisms and manifestations of this trait. This dissertation considers the breadth and depth of negative urgency …
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Occupational stress: a study of stress levels as perceived by selected employees related to situational and dispositional stress
… interaction of which determines either coping or maladaptive behavior and stress related disease: (1) the characteristics of the persons (dispositional) and (2) the potential sources of stress in the work environment (situational). There is a growing need to use stress responses to cope with …
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Psychobiological Mechanisms of Aggression in Youth
Recently, models of aggressive behavior have begun to appreciate the influence of both psychological and biological predictors of maladaptive behavior. The aim of the current project was to clarify the roles that the noradrenergic system (i.e., norepinephrine metabolite, …
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The effects of sensory abnormalities and maladaptive behaviors in young children with disabilities on parent participation: A correlation study
… delays demonstrate sensory abnormalities and maladaptive behaviors that cause parental stress (Baker, Blacher, Crnic & Edelbrock , 2002; Schaaf et al., 2011; Tomcheck & Dunn, 2007). Occupational therapy holds that maladaptive behaviors result from sensory processing abnormalities (Ayres, 1971; …