Faculty Articles
Functional Analysis and Intervention of Breath-Holding
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 1995
Publication Title
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
Volume
28
Issue/Number
3
First Page
339
ISSN
0021-8855
Last Page
340
Abstract/Excerpt
We conducted a functional analysis of breath-holding episodes in a 7-year-old girl with severe mental retardation and Cornelia-de-Lange syndrome. The results showed that breath holding served an operant function, primarily to gain access to attention. The intervention, consisting of extinction, scheduled attention, and use of a picture card communication system, resulted in decreased breath holding.
DOI
10.1901/jaba.1995.28-339
NSUWorks Citation
Kern, L.,
Mauk, J.,
Marder, T. J.,
Mace, F. C.
(1995). Functional Analysis and Intervention of Breath-Holding. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 28(3), 339-340.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/372
