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Self-Control
PCC-HR-3D-Self-Control Procedures
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Self-Control procedure | Describes a variety of techniques which share the characteristic of being administered by the client - used to increase the behaviors occurring less frequently than desired and to decrease self-injurious behaviors. |
| Techniques | Self-monitoring, Stimulus control, Self-reinforcement, and Self-punishment |
| Self-Monitoring | ...involves having the client record information about the frequency and conditions surrounding the target behavior. |
| Stimulus Control | ...include narrowing, cue strengthening, and fading |
| Narrowing | ...involves restricting the target behavior to a limited set of stimuli |
| Cue Strengthening | ...deliberately linking the behavior with specific environmental conditions |
| Fading | ...it entails changing the stimulus conditions under which the behavior occurs. |
| Self-Reinforcement and Self-Punishment | ...involve training a client to self-administer the consequences following target behaviors so those behaviors can be modified. |
| Biofeedback | ...involves having a client learn to modify his/her own behaviors and, like many self-control procedures, is based on the principles of operant conditioning. |