I am currently looking for a way to measure episodic severity for an individual who rarely displays behaviours that challenge, but when they do so, it is to the extreme, eg; ripping a stove out of the wall. Any ideas or assessments recommended would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Here's what is available in RG:
https://www.researchgate.net/search.Search.html?query=analytic%20rubric%20for%20measuring%20episodic%20severity&type=publication
Best regards,
Debra
Hi Rosemary,
To measure episodic severity for property damage as described above you would use a scale of cost of repair or replacement.
The scale would start at 1 = No cost to repair or replace
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To 5= Cost to repair or replace greater than "whatever figure you feel works" $10000
An alternative to this would be to take a photograph of the damage that occurs each incident this then would represent the ES within the incident as a permanent product record.
regards
Dr Geoff Potter
Thank you all for your feedback and information! I will certainly start reading through them today!
Do you have an understanding of what is driving this episodic behavior? Do you have a "handle" on the neuropsychological substrate of the symptom? What is the person's age? What do you mean by "rarely" occurring? I know I am not answering your question with my questions, but what is the purpose of the measurement? My initial impression is that the less frequent the behavior, the more difficult it is to treat. Are you really trying to measure how much "damage" the person does, in isolation, without reference to why these episodes occur? I am inquisitive here, but not informative - sorry. LFK
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