Challenging Behaviour

Informationen zum Autor Eric Emerson is Professor of Disability and Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK and Visiting Professor, Australian Family and Disability Studies Research Collaboration, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Stewart L. Einfeld is Chair of Mental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Senior Scientist, Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Klappentext Concise! accessible summary of current knowledge about challenging behaviour! fully updated with expanded sections on emergence and prevention strategies. Zusammenfassung 'Challenging' behaviours such as aggression or self-injury significantly reduce the quality of life for people with intellectual disabilities. This book! fully updated and revised! summarises current knowledge about how these behaviours develop and what can be done to provide effective support for people with intellectual disabilities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The social context of challenging behaviour; 3. The epidemiology of challenging behaviour; 4. Biological influences; 5. Behavioural models: the functional significance of challenging behaviour; 6. Broader environmental influences on challenging behaviour; 7. Making connections; 8. The bases of intervention; 9. Intervention: assessment and formulation; 10. Pharmacotherapy; 11. Behavioural approaches; 12. The situational management of challenging behaviour; 13. Challenges ahead: adopting an evidence-based public health approach to challenging behaviour; References; Index.

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• Authors: Stewart L. Einfeld, Stewart L. (University of Sydney) Einfeld, Einfeld Stewart L., Eric Emerson, Eric (Lancaster University) Emerson, Eric (Lancaster University) Einfeld Emerson, Eric Einfeld Emerson, Emerson Eric
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.02.2011
• EAN: 9780521728935
• ISBN: 978-0-521-72893-5
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Cambridge Medicine; Cambridge Medicine
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Epidemiology & medical statistics, MEDICAL / Mental Health, Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, Mental health services, Psychopharmacology, Disability: social aspects