Relapse following the successful treatment of problem behavior can increase the likelihood
of injury and the need for more intensive care. Current research offers some predictions of …

Following successful treatment in which problem behavior is reduced, it may reemerge as a
function of changes in contextual stimuli or the worsening of reinforcement conditions for an …

Following successful behavioral treatment in which problem behavior is reduced, problem
behavior sometimes reemerges as a function of changes in stimulus conditions (ie, renewal) …

Behavioral contrast is defined as a change in reinforcement conditions in one context that
causes a change in behavior in the opposite direction in another, unchanged context …

In the clinic, differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA) often involves
programming extinction for destructive behavior while reinforcing an alternative form of …

Individuals who engage in problem behavior receive treatment services in various settings,
such as their homes, schools, and clinics. These individuals are also likely to experience …

Resurgence refers to the relapse of a target behavior following the worsening of a source of
alternative reinforcement that was made available during response elimination. Most …

Most studies examine treatment relapse by programming contextual changes with perfect
treatment integrity or with omission errors in the absence of a context change (ie, all …

Previous work from our laboratory showed that intermittently re‐exposing rats to
reinforcement for lever pressing in a training (A) context, while eliminating lever pressing in …

Renewal is one form of behavioral relapse in which a previously reduced response
reemerges following a contextual change. Renewal is prevalent during clinical interventions …