Functional analysis of problem behavior in children with mental retardation: What is it, and why should pediatric nurses care?

MCN The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 307-311

  Bosch, Joni Jacobsen ^a   Ringdahl, Joel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aggression; Behavior Therapy; Child Behavior Disorders; Human; Mental Retardation; Reinforcement (psychology); Self injurious Behavior

Indexed keywords

AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL RETARDATION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0035514188     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005721-200111000-00006     Document Type: Article

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