Rapp, J. T., Miltenberger, R. G., & Long, E. S. (1998).
Augmenting simplified habit reversal with an awareness enhancement device: Preliminary findings.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
31, 665-668.
The chronic hair pulling of a 36-year-old woman with moderate
mental retardation was initially treated with a simplified
habit-reversal (SHR) procedure that consisted of awareness
training, competing response training, and social support. When
SHR did not produce large and sustained reductions in hair
pulling, an awareness enhancement device was added, and it
reduced hair pulling to near-zero levels in two settings. The
results are discussed, and directions for future research with
this device are provided.
DESCRIPTORS: habit reversal, awareness enhancement device, hair
pulling, awareness training, competing response