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  • Title: Self-restraint as positive reinforcement for self-injurious behavior.
    Author: Smith RG, Lerman DC, Iwata BA.
    Journal: J Appl Behav Anal; 1996; 29(1):99-102. PubMed ID: 8881348.
    Abstract:
    Many individuals who engage in self-injurious behavior (SIB) also exhibit self-restraint. We compared rates of SIB exhibited by a 32-year-old woman diagnosed with profound retardation across conditions in which access to restraint was (a) continuously available, (b) presented as a consequence for SIB, or (c) unavailable. Rates of SIB increased when access to restraint was contingent upon SIB and decreased when restraint was unavailable, suggesting that self-restraint functioned as positive reinforcement for SIB.
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