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Self-injurious behavior in intellectual disabilities / by Johannes Rojahn, Stephen R. Schroeder and Theodore A. Hoch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rojahn, Johannes.
- Series:
- Assessment and treatment of child psychopathology and developmental disabilities.
- The assessment and treatment of child psychopathology and developmental disabilities
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Self-injurious behavior.
- People with mental disabilities--Mental health.
- People with mental disabilities.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (313 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Intended to give a broad overview of the literature in the area of self-injurious behavior in people with intellectual disabilities, but most of the text is dedicated to the review of the behavioral and biological research in this field. In fact, it is our view that the most promising heuristic approach for the advancement of our understanding of this phenomenon and for its management and treatment is likely the bio-behavioral perspective in which behavior can be studied at the intersect of learning and the biological bases of behavior. We will propose an overarching heuristic model, which we
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Dedications; Preface; Chapter 1. Definition, Classification, and Epidemiology; 1.1. Terms and Definitions; 1.2. Classification; 1.3. Epidemiology; 1.4. Effects on Parents and Care Takers; Chapter 2. Etiology and Maintenance; 2.1. Psychodynamic Models; 2.2. Applied Behavior Analysis; 2.3. Interaction of Operant and Respondent Mechanisms; 2.4. Biological Models; 2.5. Mental Health Risk Factors; 2.6. General Medical Risk Factors; 2.7. Developmental Risk Factors; 2.8. Bio-Behavioral Models; 2.9. A Gene-Brain-Behavior Model of Self-Injurious Behavior; Chapter 3. Assessment
- 3.1. Structural Assessment3.2. Functional Assessment and Analysis; 3.3. Assessment of Target Sites, Trauma, and Pain; Chapter 4. Prevention Management and Treatment; 4.1. Prevention and Early Intervention; 4.2. Management and Treatment; 4.3. Other Treatments; 4.4. Ethical Concerns in Treatment; Chapter 5. Summary and Future Directions; Appendix; References; Author Index; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p.[227]-275) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-05916-1
- 9786611059163
- 0-08-055332-X
- OCLC:
- 276406018
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