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King, Bryan H. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1993
This paper reviews hypotheses suggesting psychological, behavioral, physiological, or neurochemical factors as causes of self-injury in individuals with severe/profound mental retardation. A compulsive behavior hypothesis is introduced, suggesting that self-injury occurs with cerebral dysfunction is compulsive, may occur in the context of a…
Descriptors: Etiology, Research Needs, Self Destructive Behavior, Severe Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedZirpoli, Thomas J.; Lloyd, John Wills – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1987
The literature review looks at self-injurious behaviors in handicapped students in terms of characteristics, prevalence, etiology (biological, psychological, and as learned behavior), and management including extinction, positive punishment, negative punishment, and reinforcement of other behaviors. Problems in areas of management, administration,…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Etiology
Peer reviewedSmith, Richard G.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1993
This study presents three cases of adults with profound developmental disabilities in which assessment data showed that self-injurious behavior occurred in at least two test conditions and describes a method used to analyze the effects of treatments based on hypotheses of multiple control. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Developmental Disabilities, Etiology
