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Reducing Aggressive Behavior of Mentally Retarded Persons

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Handbook of Behavior Modification with the Mentally Retarded

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Aggressive behavior by mentally retarded persons is a cause for concern for all helping professionals. One reason is that aggressive behavior may endanger the safety of the client himself, other mentally retarded clients, and/or the staff who deal directly with the clientele. Obviously, behavior such as attacking other clients or throwing furniture can cause serious safety hazards. A second reason is that this behavior can and does demand considerable staff attention, and thus subtracts from the total time that the staff can devote to more habilitative procedures (e.g., job training, self-care, etc.). It is precisely for these reasons that many techniques have been developed to help reduce aggressive responding in mentally retarded clients.

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Repp, A.C., Brulle, A.R. (1981). Reducing Aggressive Behavior of Mentally Retarded Persons. In: Matson, J.L., McCartney, J.R. (eds) Handbook of Behavior Modification with the Mentally Retarded. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7130-8_6

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