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atunm exige lma observaçâo cuidadosa). Para identificar os consequentes do comportsmento
ë necessdrio observar o que se modifica na situaçâo apös a emissfo da resposta.
Alëm disto parece im portante a identificaçâo de relaçöes entre a resposta analisada
e outras respostas do mesmo indivfduo, o que permite localizar classes de resposta mais
amplas, com a mesma funcionalidade.
' ' A anâlise da relaçâb entre açöes permite que se encontre respostas alternativas,
jâ existentes com alguma força no repertörio do indivfduo, que clzmprem funçâo
similar âquela resposta que se pretende alterar. O tratamento, entâo , envolveria formas
de fortalecer uma resposta considerada mais aceitével .
Assim, a mudança comportamental mais desejâvel t aquela pela qual o indivîduo
continua a receber os reforçadores que o antigo comportnmento (0 auto-lesivo)
fornecia, e elinzina as conseqûéncias negativas que tambdm existiam .
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