Challenging Behaviours
What is a challenging behaviour?
Challenging behaviour is term used to describe behaviour that interferes with an individual’s or carer’s daily life. Common examples of challenging behaviour are aggression, self-injurious behaviour, property destruction, oppositional behaviour, stereotyped behaviours, socially inappropriate behaviour, withdrawn behaviour and self-destructive behaviour.
The term ‘challenging behaviour’ is used as a way to label the behaviours as challenging, rather than label the person as the problem. Challenging behaviour affects many people in the community, and is not an inevitable result of developmental disability. The development of challenging behaviour is less likely when people with a developmental disability are taught pro-social behaviour from an early age and are provided with environments that eliminate the necessity to behave in problematic ways.
Challenging behaviour may seriously affect a person’s health and quality of life.
Some examples are listed here. * Self-injurious behaviour (including ingestion or inhalation of foreign bodies) can result in blindness, bowel perforation, infection, haemorrhaging, brain damage and even death. * Oppositional behaviour may result in dietary deficiencies, weight loss, gross obesity and heart failure. * Accidental injury is a common medical problem in people with aggressive behaviour. * Lack of social skills can lead to loneliness and depression.
One example of a challenging behaviour is an Eating Disorder
What is an Eating Disorder?
An eating disorder is a dangerous mental illness, not a lifestyle choice, a diet gone wrong or a fad. An eating disorder is characterized when eating, exercise and body weight/shape become an unhealthy pre-occupation of someone's life.
There are a variety of eating disorders that can affect a person, with different characteristics and causes. However in general, eating disorder cases can be linked to low self esteem and an
Challenging behaviour is term used to describe behaviour that interferes with an individual’s or carer’s daily life. Common examples of challenging behaviour are aggression, self-injurious behaviour, property destruction, oppositional behaviour, stereotyped behaviours, socially inappropriate behaviour, withdrawn behaviour and self-destructive behaviour.
The term ‘challenging behaviour’ is used as a way to label the behaviours as challenging, rather than label the person as the problem. Challenging behaviour affects many people in the community, and is not an inevitable result of developmental disability. The development of challenging behaviour is less likely when people with a developmental disability are taught pro-social behaviour from an early age and are provided with environments that eliminate the necessity to behave in problematic ways.
Challenging behaviour may seriously affect a person’s health and quality of life.
Some examples are listed here. * Self-injurious behaviour (including ingestion or inhalation of foreign bodies) can result in blindness, bowel perforation, infection, haemorrhaging, brain damage and even death. * Oppositional behaviour may result in dietary deficiencies, weight loss, gross obesity and heart failure. * Accidental injury is a common medical problem in people with aggressive behaviour. * Lack of social skills can lead to loneliness and depression.
One example of a challenging behaviour is an Eating Disorder
What is an Eating Disorder?
An eating disorder is a dangerous mental illness, not a lifestyle choice, a diet gone wrong or a fad. An eating disorder is characterized when eating, exercise and body weight/shape become an unhealthy pre-occupation of someone's life.
There are a variety of eating disorders that can affect a person, with different characteristics and causes. However in general, eating disorder cases can be linked to low self esteem and an