Nail Biting Habits
The first journal I found is titled Prevalence of Using Teacher Prompts and Habit Reversal to Reduce Fingernail Biting in a Student with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and a Mild Intellectual Disability. The perspective of this journal is to discuss why a person may bite their fingernails. This journal discusses how the cause of nail biting is thought to be anxiety, but that situations where a person is experiencing fear, boredom, or pain can cause nail biting as well. (Waller, Kent and Johnson, 2007). I bite my nails when I am experiencing boredom and anxiety, and have throughout most of my life. This journal also discusses the links of nail biting and Mild Intellectual Disabilities (MIID), as well as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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This article provides a look into why it is necessary to understand why children bite their nails. I started biting my nails as a child, so I found this interesting to read, to see why I have developed this habit. The article states that, “… up to 25% of 6 year olds may bite their nails” (Fuqua et al., 2001). It is discussed that the nail biting habit is primarily referred to as a nervous habit, and that it is most commonly thought to be a reaction to tension and anxiety (Fuqua et al., 2001). This journal also introduces environmental restriction as a cause of nail biting. According to the article, “limiting motoric activity evokes habits such as nail biting” (Fuqua et al., 2001). This journal combines the theory of nail biting due to anxiety, as well as nail biting due to environmental restriction to create the arousal modulation theory (Fuqua et al., 2001). This new theory states that biting the nails can calm an individual during periods of which they are experiencing autonomic arousal. The nail biting provides the individual with stimulation during these times (Fuqua et al., 2001). This research applies to me, because I believe that my nail biting generally only happens during periods where I am bored, or nervous. This journal examines data from a study using the nail biting behaviour among developmentally typical children, who experience nail biting.
This article provides a look into why it is necessary to understand why children bite their nails. I started biting my nails as a child, so I found this interesting to read, to see why I have developed this habit. The article states that, “… up to 25% of 6 year olds may bite their nails” (Fuqua et al., 2001). It is discussed that the nail biting habit is primarily referred to as a nervous habit, and that it is most commonly thought to be a reaction to tension and anxiety (Fuqua et al., 2001). This journal also introduces environmental restriction as a cause of nail biting. According to the article, “limiting motoric activity evokes habits such as nail biting” (Fuqua et al., 2001). This journal combines the theory of nail biting due to anxiety, as well as nail biting due to environmental restriction to create the arousal modulation theory (Fuqua et al., 2001). This new theory states that biting the nails can calm an individual during periods of which they are experiencing autonomic arousal. The nail biting provides the individual with stimulation during these times (Fuqua et al., 2001). This research applies to me, because I believe that my nail biting generally only happens during periods where I am bored, or nervous. This journal examines data from a study using the nail biting behaviour among developmentally typical children, who experience nail biting.