ABC_Analysis

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ABC Analysis: The Case of JamesBehavior is related to events in the environment When determining whether to intervene on a behavior and how to do so, it’s important to conduct a functional behavior assessment to identify why the behavior may be occurring (Chandler & Dahlquist, 2015).During an FBA,
one may conduct indirect and direct assessments to determine to antecedents and consequences that surround the behavior. This case will analyze the 3-term contingency that plays a role in each problem behavior and determine why each are possibly occurring.Overview of
the CaseThis case concerns James, a third grader whose teacher is concerned about his behaviors. The teacher reports that he engages in the following behaviors multiple times throughout the day: hitting and kicking, noncompliance, off-task behavior, class disruption, throwing items, and property
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destruction. His teacher is concerned for the safety of others around him including students and staff as well as the effect his behaviorshas on the learning environment for other students. It should be noted that James is diagnosed with emotional and behavior disorders (E/BD) as well as a learning disability
(LD) and attention/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (Chandler & Dahlquist, 2015). Antecedents Triggering Problem BehaviorsAntecedents are conditions that exist prior to the behavior of interest (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2020). These are the conditions that trigger the problem behavior. In the case of
James, these are the following antecedents that trigger each of the target behaviors:Problem BehaviorsAntecedents2 ABC ANALYSISHitting and Kicking
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