Michel Hersen and the development of social skills training: historical perspective of an academic scholar and pioneer.

abstract：:This study explores the usefulness of relaxation and gradual medication withdrawal in weaning insomniacs from sleep (hypnotic) medication. We recruited 40 volunteers from the community who had insomnia, half of whom were chronic users of hypnotics while the other half were nonmedicated. Half of all participants (10 me...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Lichstein KL,Peterson BA,Riedel BW,Means MK,Epperson MT,Aguillard RN

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent work has highlighted that process-outcome relationships are likely to vary depending on the client, yet much work remains to be done in the area of tailoring interventions to a given client. This naturalistic single-case analysis provides an example of augmenting a treatment protocol with "off protocol" relaxat...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Boswell JF,Schwartzman CM

更新日期：2018-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The rich technology of stimulus preference assessment (SPA) is a product of 40 years of experimental research. Basic principles of reinforcement and a modest empirical literature suggest that high-preference stimuli identified via SPA may enhance treatment efficacy and decrease problem behavior more effectively than l...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Karsten AM,Carr JE,Lepper TL

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Picture activity schedules consist of a sequence of images representing the order of tasks for a person to complete. Although, picture activity schedules have traditionally been presented in a book format, recently picture activity schedules have been evaluated on technological devices such as an iPod™ touch. The pres...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Giles A,Markham V

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persons with severe mental illnesses (SMI) often lack access to effective treatments. The authors describe the Implementing Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) Project, designed to increase access for people with SMI to empirically supported interventions. The EBP Project aims to improve access through development of stan...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Mueser KT,Torrey WC,Lynde D,Singer P,Drake RE

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional communication training was used to replace multiply determined problem behavior in two boys with autism. Experiment 1 involved a functional analysis of several topographies of problem behavior using a variation of the procedures described by Iwata, Dorsey, Slifer, Bauman, and Richman. Results suggested that...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Sigafoos J,Meikle B

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a growing literature focusing on the emerging idea that behavioral flexibility, rather than particular emotion regulation strategies per se, provides greater promise in predicting and influencing anxiety-related psychopathology. Yet this line of research and theoretical analysis appear to be plagued by its ow...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Palm Reed KM,Cameron AY,Ameral VE

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of relaxation training for adult asthma patients were reviewed for the period between 1980 and 2000. Six controlled and three uncontrolled studies were identified, employing a variety of methods, such as progressive relaxation, functional relaxation, autogenic training, or yoga. Most studies had low sample siz...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Ritz T

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behavioral intervention has positive effects on feeding problems of children with autism and food selectivity (FS), and researchers have evaluated a variety of specific behavioral interventions. Confidence in the effects of some specific interventions on feeding such as the high-probability instructional sequence (HPS...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Silbaugh BC,Swinnea S

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of an early numeracy Tier 2 intervention on the mathematics performance of second-grade students with persistent mathematics difficulties. Whole number content and instructional design features were used to boost performance in second-grade early numeracy concepts...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Bryant DP,Pfannenstiel KH,Bryant BR,Roberts G,Fall AM,Nozari M,Lee J

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expanded school mental health (ESMH) programs, the focus of this special issue, provide comprehensive mental health care to youth in general and special education through partnerships between schools and community mental health agencies and programs. As these programs progressively develop in the United States, there ...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Weist MD,Albus KE

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emotion regulation strategies have been conceptualized as adaptive or maladaptive, but recent evidence suggests emotion regulation outcomes may be context-dependent. The present study tested whether the adaptiveness of a putatively adaptive emotion regulation strategy-problem solving-varied across contexts of high and...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Sarfan LD,Gooch P,Clerkin EM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current article describes the application of a behavioral psychotherapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), to the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is argued that PTSD can be conceptualized as a disorder that is developed and maintained in traumatized individuals as a result of excessiv...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Orsillo SM,Batten SV

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors tested the hypothesis that a match between the gender relevance of a stressor and one's sex or gender role identification would elicit higher cardiovascular responses. Healthy female and male undergraduates (n = 108) were exposed to two stressors: the Cold Pressor Test (CPT) and the n-back task. Stressor r...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： van Well S,Kolk AM,Klugkist IG

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is growing evidence of an association between physical illness and problem behavior in children with developmental disabilities. Such behavior can compromise school performance. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to evaluate, using a group design, the effectiveness of medical intervention alone (N =...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Carr EG,Blakeley-Smith A

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research suggests that performance feedback improves treatment integrity. This study compared the effects of verbal performance feedback and verbal plus graphic performance feedback on implementation of a student-specific behavior support plan (BSP) by members of a second-grade teaching team at a public eleme...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Hagermoser Sanetti LM,Luiselli JK,Handler MW

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study tested the efficacy of a cueing procedure for improving the impulse regulation of four boys with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) during social skills training. Impulse regulation was defined as raising hands before speaking. Effects on collateral behaviors (i.e., talking out to turn) were al...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Posavac HD,Sheridan SM,Posavac SS

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes a comprehensive model of clinical peer review that was established at a large behavioral healthcare organization serving children, adolescents, and adults with developmental disabilities. The purpose of peer review is to provide routine evaluation of practice standards that will produce the high...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Luiselli JK,Russo DC

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this research was to test the comparative effectiveness of two therapeutic modalities in the treatment of chronic posttraumatic stress disorder in victims of sexual aggression: (a) self-exposure and cognitive restructuring and (b) progressive relaxation training. The sample consisted of 20 patients (victims...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Echeburúa E,de Corral P,Zubizarreta I,Sarasua B

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The feeding behaviors of two children who maintained failure to thrive diagnoses and displayed food refusal are assessed in their homes. Descriptive assessments are used to identify schedules of consequence provided by each child's care providers for bite acceptance and food refusal behaviors. Assessments reveal rich ...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Casey SD,Perrin CJ,Lesser AD,Perrin SH,Casey CL,Reed GK

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six older adults with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) were trained to recall a name-face association using the spaced retrieval technique. In this study, we retested these persons in a 6-month follow-up program. For half of the participants, three booster sessions were administered at 6, 12, and 18 weeks after origi...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Cherry KE,Hawley KS,Jackson EM,Boudreaux EO

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effectiveness of exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be adversely influenced by comorbid disorders. The present study investigated behavioral activation and therapeutic exposure (BA-TE), a new integrated treatment designed specifically for comorbid symptoms of PTSD and depression. Combat vete...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Gros DF,Price M,Strachan M,Yuen EK,Milanak ME,Acierno R

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep disorders are highly prevalent among otherwise healthy young children and can be extremely disruptive to family life. Treatment was initiated in a multiple baseline fashion for the chronic night waking and nighttime disturbance exhibited by a 14-month-old girl. We found that "graduated extinction" (gradually inc...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Durand VM,Mindell JA

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the relations between respiration and psychological state, associations with respiratory variability have been contradictory. In this study, respiration was measured noninvasively in 162 children with a mean age of 11 years (from 9 to 13). They completed a battery of psychological tests. Structural Equation Mode...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： van den Wittenboer G,van der Wolf K,van Dixhoorn J

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this investigation, the authors experimentally assessed the functions of finger sucking for 3 typically developing children ages 6, 7, and 14. In Experiment 1, a parent-conducted functional analysis, completed in each child's natural environment, showed that each of the children's finger sucking was most likely to ...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Stricker JM,Miltenberger RG,Anderson CF,Tulloch HE,Deaver CM

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors discuss the rationale for social skills training for workers with mental retardation, definitions and behavioral standards of these skills, and differences in the interaction patterns between workers with and without mental retardation. Various intervention strategies were reviewed critically, and their st...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Huang W,Cuvo AJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A functional analysis is a well-established and widely used assessment in the treatment of challenging behavior. Given the fact that functional analysis results can inform treatment selection and procedures, a review of the current literature regarding functional analysis of inappropriate mealtime behavior (IMB) is wa...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Hodges A,Davis TN,Kirkpatrick M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five children diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder participated in a summer program designed to evaluate behavioral and pharmacological treatments in a recreational setting. The effect of a contingency for increased sportsmanlike behavior, with and without the use of tokens, was examined during kick...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Hupp SD,Reitman D,Northup J,O'Callaghan P,LeBlanc M

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart rate (HR) reactions to two behavioral stressors (videogame and mental arithmetic) were measured in 8 experimental subjects who received biofeedback training and 8 matched control subjects during three assessment periods: pretraining, posttraining, and one-week follow-up. Experimental subjects exhibited significa...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Larkin KT,Zayfert C,Abel JL,Veltum LG

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates the effects of positive antecedent (effective instruction delivery and time-in) and consequent components (contingent praise) on the compliance of 4 children in a clinic setting. Results suggest that the use of effective instruction delivery alone increased compliance above baseline levels for the...

journal_title：Behavior modification

authors： Speights Roberts D,Tingstrom DH,Olmi DJ,Bellipanni KD

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00