MODIFICATION OF SEIZURE DISORDERS: THE INTERRUPTION OF BEHAVIORAL CHAINS1
- 1 March 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Vol. 8 (1), 1-12
- https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1975.8-1
Abstract
This study investigated the effects of interruption and differential reinforcement on seizures in children. Seizures were conceptualized as the terminal link in a behavioral chain, resulting in a strategy aimed at identifying and modifying behaviors that reliably preceded the seizure climax. Seizure frequency was reduced in four of five subjects, whereas the frequency of preseizure behavior was reduced in only three subjects. Parents and school personnel were successfully used as change agents.Keywords
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