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An evaluation of resurgence during treatment with functional communication training.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19721735     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Extinction-induced resurgence is the recurrence of previously reinforced behavior when another behavior is placed on extinction (Lieving, Hagopian, Long, & O'Connor, 2004). This phenomenon may account for some instances of treatment relapse when problem behavior recovers during extinction-based treatments. The current study sought to determine whether resurgence of problem behavior would reliably occur with 5 participants who received treatment with FCT. Results showed that problem behavior reemerged for all but 1 participant when the communicative response was exposed to extinction or thin schedules of reinforcement. These findings suggest that resurgence may account for some instances of response recovery during treatment, and that the described procedure may be useful for the further study of resurgence and eventual prevention of this phenomenon.
Authors:
Valerie M Volkert; Dorothea C Lerman; Nathan A Call; Nicole Trosclair-Lasserre
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Evaluation Studies; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of applied behavior analysis     Volume:  42     ISSN:  1938-3703     ISO Abbreviation:  J Appl Behav Anal     Publication Date:  2009  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-09-01     Completed Date:  2009-11-17     Revised Date:  2010-09-27    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0174763     Medline TA:  J Appl Behav Anal     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  145-60     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Louisiana State University, LA, USA. vvolkert@unmc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aggression / psychology*
Autistic Disorder / complications,  therapy
Behavior Therapy*
Child
Child, Preschool
Conditioning, Operant
Developmental Disabilities / complications,  therapy
Extinction, Psychological*
Female
Humans
Male
Recurrence*
Reinforcement Schedule
Self-Injurious Behavior / complications,  psychology*,  therapy
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