ELIMINATION OF A NON-ADAPTATIVE EATING BE HAVIOR PATTERN - A CASE-STUDY

A pattern of non adaptative eating behavior is described and functiona lly analyzed. The problem consisted in very high episodes of eating be tween meals, with increasing body weight. An easy, functional and low cost intervention procedure was implemented. It included a response co st contingency to generate an appropriate motivational disposition. Re sults were in the desired direction, and the change in daily eating pa tterns was probably the result of adherence to instructions, and the d ispositional motivation included in the behavior modification program.