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According to the Very Well Mind Website, Chain Analysis can be described as:
“A behavior chain analysis is a process that can help people better understand why certain behavior happens. When it comes to addressing maladaptive behavior, a chain analysis can be useful for identifying the different factors that contribute to that behavior.
Chain analysis can be helpful in the treatment of different mental health problems, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder (BPD), substance use, and other conditions. It is an important technique in a type of therapy known as dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).What Is a Behavior Chain Analysis?
Also known as functional analysis, a chain analysis is a technique designed to help a person understand the function of a particular behavior. 1 During a chain analysis of a particular problem behavior (for example, deliberate self-harm), a person tries to uncover all the factors that led up to that behavior.
Behaviors can serve multiple functions. Therefore, go through a chain analysis for a number of different situations that led to problem behavior and try to identify all the functions a problem behavior serves for you.
In other words, a person tries to discover all the links in the chain that ultimately resulted in problem behavior. Therefore a chain analysis will help you figure out all the things that can contribute to problem behavior.” (SOURCESOURCE).
GOING THROUGH THE WORKSHEET (Linehan, 2015):
Questions:
- What exactly is my major PROBLEM BEHAVIOR that I am analyzing?
- What was the PROMPTING EVENT in the environment started me on the chain to my problem behavior? Include what happened RIGHT BEFORE the urge or thought came into my mind.
- Describe what things in myself and in my environment made me Vulnerable?
- Links in the Chain of Events: Behaviors (Actions, Body Sensations, Cognitions / Thoughts, Feelings) and Events (in the environment).
- Possible Types of Events:
- Actions
- Body Sensations
- Cognitions / thoughts
- Events
- Feelings
- List the Chain of Events (Specific Behaviors and environmental events that actually did happen). Use the ABC-EF list above.
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
- 4th
- 5th
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- 9th
- List new, more skillful behaviors to replace ineffective behaviors. Use the ABC-EF list.
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
- 4th
- 5th
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- 9th
5. What exactly were the consequences in the environment?
And in myself?
What harm did my problem behavior cause?
6. Prevention Plans:
Ways to reduce my vulnerability in the future:
Ways to prevent precipitating event from happening again:
7. Plans to repair, correct, and overcorrect harm:
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