Mindfulness Training Assists Individuals with Moderate Mental Retardation to Maintain Their Community Placements

Autor/inn/en	Singh, Nirbhay N.; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Winton, Alan S. W.; Adkins, Angela D.; Singh, Judy; Singh, Ashvind N.
Titel	Mindfulness Training Assists Individuals with Moderate Mental Retardation to Maintain Their Community Placements
Quelle	In: Behavior Modification, 31 (2007) 6, S.800-814 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-4455
DOI	10.1177/0145445507300925
Schlagwörter	Moderate Mental Retardation; Metacognition; Aggression; Self Control; At Risk Persons; Intervention; Behavior Modification; Cognitive Restructuring; Group Homes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Selbstbeherrschung; Risikogruppe; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Gruppenheim
Abstract	The mindfulness procedure "Meditation on the Soles of the Feet" can help individuals with mild mental retardation control aggressive behavior. In this study, our aim was to teach this mindfulness technique, using a multiple baseline design, to 3 individuals with moderate mental retardation who were at risk of losing their community placements because of their aggressive behavior. These individuals initially found the procedure difficult to comprehend because they could not easily visualize past anger-producing situations, but mastery was achieved when we incorporated "recreating-the-scene" as a prompt and added a discriminative stimulus on the soles of the participants' feet. Aggressive behavior decreased with mindfulness training, and follow-up data showed that they managed their aggressive behavior in the community for at least 2 years and thus were able to retain their community placements. Appended is a summary of "Meditation on the Soles of the Feet Training." (Contains 1 figure.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10