Applied Behavior Analysis

When I get angry or silly sometimes I swear.  This could happen at home (in my room) or at school.  When I swear, my teacher sends me to the Principal.  It can be hard to calm down.  At home, when I swear, my parents get angry.  When everyone's angry, nothing gets accomplished.  Swearing is a behavior I really want to work on because I like to see my parents be happy.  I also want to work on it because I am trying to be more mature.

I am going to reduce my swearing by using an ABC analysis (antecedent-behavior-consequence).  I also plan to use a shaping procedure; where I will use words that have a simliar topography to the swears I use, but are considered appropriate.  For example, instead of saying C-R-A-P, I can say C-R-U-D.

Sometimes when I'm angry I say inappropriate things in my head. These covert behaviors sometimes make things worse.  I can change my covert words to be more positive, like "I can do this".  I am going to do my best to change this behavior.

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