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Challenging behaviour: the causes (part II)
- Authors:
- KORITSAS Stella, IACONO Teresa
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 6(5), 2012, pp.236-248.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The second in a two-part series, this paper aims to provide an overview of the dominant approaches used to explain the causes of challenging behaviour. It presents the causes of challenging behaviour according to 3 theoretical approaches which have dominated the literature: applied behaviour analysis, biological factors, and psychiatric disorders. The authors argue that the causes of challenging behaviour are likely to be complex and involve multiple factors, but that the 3 main approaches focus on single causes and do not explore possible interactions between various causes. They propose a fourth approach, the biopsychosocial model (which encourages consideration of biological, psychological, and social factors), as an alternative model to explain the causes of challenging behaviour.