BST2022 Chapter 3: Applied Behaviour Management and ABI
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One of the common methods to reduce problem behaviour a key aspect related to aba principles and the manipulation of contingencies. Using punishment means presenting a stimulus after the client performs an the problem behaviour. This aversive stimulus results in a decrease in the probability of future occurrences of that problem behaviour. Examples of punishment are timeouts, overcorrection, required compliance, and contingent restraint. Although these techniques often evoke immediate results, the results do not often persist or generalize past the conditions present when the punishment is delivered. Researchers have also reported negative client e ects of punishment such as conditioned emotional responses or avoidance. The aversive nature of this technique raises ethical concerns about the social acceptability of this method when access to treatments that do not have negative side e ects are available.
