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A 15 page paper exploring self injurious behavior, its causes, and possible interventions. This paper describes the current state of knowledge and introduces several considerations for future research. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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on using this paper properly! Individuals suffering with developmental disabilities such as autism
and mental retardation often engage in self-injurious behavior. This behavior includes head banging, hand biting, excessive self rubbing, scratching, and a variety of other obsessive and potentially injurious behaviors
(Edelson, 2006). More specifically defined, self injurious behavior includes any "self-directed acts that result in tissue damage" (White and Schulz, 2000). White and Schulz (2000) emphasize that such
behavior obviously serves a purpose for the child that elects to utilize it. Yaryura-Tobias (1999) notes that the adoption of such behavior likely occurs to meet either emotional or
physical needs. Unfortunately, because these children are most often mentally impaired they cannot explain that purpose to outsiders. Intervention to address these behaviors range from pharmaceutical to various
behavioral modification techniques. Behavioral modification techniques are regarded by many in the field as the most preferable means of interceding in self-injurious behavior.
Behavioral modification can take a diversity of forms. In order to be most effective, however, behavioral modification must target a specific behavior rather than self-injury as
a whole (Edelson, 2006). Each self-injurous behavior is likely to have specific psychological reasons behind it (Edelson, 2006). The situation becomes even more complicated when more than one
self-injurious behavior is occurring. Each behavior could possible be the result of different psychological reasons. Edelson (2006) provides the example that:
"Wrist-biting may be a reaction to frustration, whereas excessive scratching may be a means of self-stimulation".
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