Use of a multicomponent treatment for food refusal

Sung Woo Kahng; Jonathon Tarbox; Arthur E. Wilke

doi:10.1901/jaba.2001.34-93

Use of a multicomponent treatment for food refusal

Sung Woo Kahng, Jonathon Tarbox, Arthur E. Wilke

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Abstract

We examined the use of a multicomponent treatment for food refusal exhibited by a 5-year-old boy who had been diagnosed with mild to moderate mental retardation. Treatment consisted of access to highly preferred tangible items, which were removed contingent on problem behavior or not accepting a bite, and differential reinforcement of alternative behavior. Treatment resulted in an increase in food acceptance to 100% of bite offers and near-zero rates of problem behavior. In addition, the participant's caregivers were successfully trained to implement the treatment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	93-96
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of applied behavior analysis
Volume	34
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2001.34-93
State	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Differential reinforcement of alternative behavior
Food refusal
Pediatric feeding disorder
Response cost

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Philosophy
Applied Psychology
Sociology and Political Science

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