BRIEF FUNCTIONAL-ANALYSIS AND TREATMENT OF A VOCAL TIC

This study sought to extend functional methodology to the assessment a nd treatment of habits. After a descriptive assessment indicated that coughing occurred while eating, a brief functional analysis suggested that social attention was the maintaining variable. Results demonstrat ed that treatment, derived from the assessment and analysis data, rapi dly eliminated the cough. We discuss the appropriateness of using func tional analysis procedures for deriving treatments for habits in a cli nical setting.