Self-Injurious Behavior in Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Conditions by Frederick Furniss & Asit B. Biswas

Author:Frederick Furniss & Asit B. Biswas
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030360160
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

5.5 Secondary Differentiation (Distinguishing Between Non-operant Subtypes of Self-Injurious Behavior)

If the previous stage of assessment has led to the conclusion that SIB is not predominantly controlled by operant processes, further assessment may be necessary in order to identify controlling processes. Our model assumes that the changes in the relative importance of different sources of control for SIB occur in an evolutionary manner, i.e., some sources of control become less important, and others more important, over time. This does not however imply that that factors which become less important in influencing SIB become irrelevant nor that SIB can usefully be divided into operant and “biological” subtypes. Further assessment should be used as a means to identify additional interventions which may increase the overall positive impact of operant interventions, not as a substitute for them. A series of questions may usefully be addressed however to find indicators of which processes may be predominant in each individual case.

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