Self-injurious behavior in intellectual disabilities /

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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 appr...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rojahn, Johannes
Other Authors: Schroeder, Stephen R., Hoch, Theodore A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Oxford : Elsevier, 2007.
Series:Assessment and treatment of child psychopathology and ; 2.
Subjects:
Self-injurious behavior.
People with mental disabilities > Mental health.
Self-mutilation.
Self-torture.
Self Mutilation
Self-Injurious Behavior
Automutilation.
PSYCHOLOGY > Mental Illness.
Self-torture
Self-mutilation
People with mental disabilities > Mental health
Self-injurious behavior
Geistige Behinderung
Selbstbesch�adigung
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Table of 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 Assessment
  • 3.2. 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
  • Last Page.

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