Reducing risky behavior with habit reversal: A review of behavioral strategies to reduce habitual hand-to-head behavior

Megan R Heinicke; Jordan T Stiede; Raymond G Miltenberger; Douglas W Woods

doi:10.1002/jaba.745

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Reducing risky behavior with habit reversal: A review of behavioral strategies to reduce habitual hand-to-head behavior

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Reducing risky behavior with habit reversal: A review of behavioral strategies to reduce habitual hand-to-head behavior

Megan R Heinicke, Jordan T Stiede, Raymond G Miltenberger and Douglas W Woods

Journal of applied behavior analysis, Vol.53(3), pp.1225-1236

07/2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.745

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12741/rep:4440

PMID: 32686131

Abstract

COVID-19

Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control

Behavior Therapy

Health Risk Behaviors

Head

Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control

Humans

Pandemics - prevention & control

Face

Hand

Habits

Habit reversal training (HRT) has been a mainstay of behavior analysts' repertoire for nearly the last 50 years. HRT has been effective in treating a host of repetitive behavior problems. In the face of the current coronavirus pandemic, HRT has practical public health importance as a possible intervention for reducing hand-to-head behaviors that increase the risk of viral infection. The current paper provides a brief review of HRT for hand-to-head habits that is designed for a broad audience and concludes with practical suggestions, based on HRT, for reducing face-touching behaviors.

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Title: Reducing risky behavior with habit reversal: A review of behavioral strategies to reduce habitual hand-to-head behavior
Creators: Megan R Heinicke - Department of Psychology, California State University, Sacramento
Jordan T Stiede - Department of Psychology, Marquette University
Raymond G Miltenberger - Department of Child and Family Studies, University of South Florida
Douglas W Woods - Department of Psychology, Marquette University
Academic Unit: Psychology Department
Publisher: United States
Publication Details: 07/2020
Identifiers: 99257847402901671; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12741/rep:4440; https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.745
Language: English