Date of Award
8-1987
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. R. Wayne Fuqua
Second Advisor
Dr. Bradley Huitema
Third Advisor
Dr. David O. Lyon
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
This study examines two components of Azrin and Nunn's (1973) habit reversal procedure in an attempt to separate the effects of awareness training from the effects of competing response training. Research (Miltenberger, Fuqua, & McKinley, 1985) has indicated that an intervention combining awareness training and competing response practice is as effective as the entire habit reversal package in suppressing muscle tics. However, because the competing response component is always administered in conjunction with awareness training, the effects of each component are obscured. Four subjects, two with muscle tics and two with nervous habits, received an intervention of either awareness training alone or awareness training plus competing response training. Both interventions were effective in reducing or eliminating muscle tics and nervous habits, suggesting that a portion of the effect attributed to the competing response may be due to the awareness training component.
Recommended Citation
Wright, Gregory A., "A Comparison of Awareness Training and Competing Response Training in the Treatment of Muscle Tics and Nervous Habits" (1987). Masters Theses. 1275.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1275