TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1986//
TI  - Treating self-injury: water mist spray versus facial screening or forced arm exercise
JO  - Journal of applied behavior analysis
A1  - Singh, N. N.
A1  - Watson, J. E.
A1  - Winton, A. S.
SP  - 403
EP  - 410
VL  - 19
IS  - 4
N2  - In three experiments, the effect of water mist spray on self-injurious and collateral behaviors was compared with either facial screening or forced arm exercise. Water mist spray was as effective as facial screening in suppressing face-slapping in Experiment 1. However, it was not as effective as facial screening for self-injurious finger-licking in Experiment 2 or forced arm exercise for excessive ear-rubbing in Experiment 3. These results suggest that while water mist spray is effective, it may be less so than alternative procedures. In Experiments 2 and 3 there was a consistent decrease in the occurrence of untreated maladaptive behaviors. In addition, there was a moderate increase in appropriate social interaction in Experiment 2 and a substantial increase in Experiment 3.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0021-8855
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1986.19-403
ID  - ref1
ER  -