{"id":137,"date":"2024-03-19T09:09:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T09:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/behavoirmodification\/?post_type=content&#038;p=137"},"modified":"2026-08-21T14:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:18:16","slug":"chapter-22-functional-assessment-of-causes-of-problem-behavior","status":"publish","type":"content","link":"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/behaviormodification\/chapter-22-functional-assessment-of-causes-of-problem-behavior\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 22 &#8211; Functional Assessment of Causes of Problem Behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#efe7e1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><nav style=\"--separator: &quot;\/&quot;\" class=\"wp-block-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/behaviormodification\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/behaviormodification\/student-resources\/\">Student Resources<\/a><\/li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">Chapter 22 &#8211; Functional Assessment of Causes of Problem Behavior<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\n\n<h1 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\">Chapter 22 &#8211; Functional Assessment of Causes of Problem Behavior<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Susie, a 5-year-old child with developmental disabilities, was referred for treatment of her high frequency of self-injurious behavior \u2014banging her head and slapping her face. Functional assessment refers to three approaches used to identify the causes\u2014that is, the antecedents and consequences\u2014of specific problem behaviors. There are three types of functional assessment: functional analysis; interview and\/or questionnaire assessment; and observational assessment. In 1982, Brian Iwata and his colleagues published a paper that became so influential that it was reprinted in 1994 and is still widely cited. In behavior analysis, the term functional analysis of behavior has both a narrow meaning and a broad meaning. Functional analysis in its narrow meaning refers to discovering the antecedents and consequences that control a given operant behavior of an individual. However, like interviews and questionnaires, observational assessment is not as accurate as functional analysis for identifying the causes of problem behavior.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4805a82d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flashcards<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-86\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"86\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Chapter 21 - Flashcards\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Multiple Choice Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-27\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"27\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Chapter 21 - Multiple Choice Questions\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">True\/False<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-56\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"56\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Chapter 20 - True or False\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions for Learning<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-118\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"118\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Chapter 21 - Questions for Learning\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Susie, a 5-year-old child with developmental disabilities, was referred for treatment of her high frequency of self-injurious behavior \u2014banging her head and slapping her face. Functional assessment refers to three approaches used to identify the causes\u2014that is, the antecedents and consequences\u2014of specific problem behaviors. There are three types of functional assessment: functional analysis; interview and\/or questionnaire assessment; and observational assessment. In 1982, Brian Iwata and his colleagues published a paper that became so influential that it was reprinted in 1994 and is still widely cited. In behavior analysis, the term functional analysis of behavior has both a narrow meaning and a broad meaning. Functional analysis in its narrow meaning refers to discovering the antecedents and consequences that control a given operant behavior of an individual. 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