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| Descriptive functional analysis of behavioral excesses shown by adults with Down syndrome and dementia | | Author(s) | David Millichap, Chris Oliver, Sharna McQuillan |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 18, no 9, September 2003 |
| Pages | pp 844-854 |
| Keywords | Behaviour disorders ; Cognitive impairment ; Dementia ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | The hypothesis was examined that a functional relationship exists between social environmental events and behavioural excesses in individuals with Down's syndrome and dementia. Observations were conducted in the environments of four participants over periods ranging from 11 to 15.4 hours. Data were collected on verbal and non-verbal behavioural excesses, appropriate engagement and verbal interactions with others. Social environmental events observed included both staff and peer behaviour. Analyses of co-occurrence for behavioural excesses and social environment events indicated significant relationships for some behaviour consistent with operant reinforcement processes. Sequential analysis showed that changes in the probability of social contact occurred in the period directly preceding and following verbal behaviours. Evidence for the functional nature of target behavioural excesses indicates that behavioural interventions have potential for this client group. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-031001223 A |
| Classmark | EP: E4: EA: 4C |
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