Relational Frame Theory and perspective taking: A review of the training protocols
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https://doi.org/10.18761/PAC.2021.v12.RFT.11Keywords:
deictic framing, relational frame theory, perspective-taking, social behaviorAbstract
Perspective-taking can be defined as the ability to interpret, understand and predict the behaviors, thoughts and emotions of oneself and others, assuming the required perspective. Perspective-taking is a central skill in the human socialization process, and deficits in this capacity are associated with impairments in social skills. Evidence points out that arbitrarily applicable relational responding plays a significant role in Perspective-taking . The objective of the work was to analyze the perspective-taking protocols based on the RFT. Searches were carried out in six databases, with 12 articles selected for review. Four different protocols were recorded, with two divergent theoretical-conceptual approaches. The results are consistent with the other studies, reinforcing the evidence on the ability to acquire the repertoires by operant conditioning, production of derived responses, and the existence of different levels of complexity of the deictic frames, however, the effects of the protocols on theory of mind tasks are still inconsistent. Finally, some considerations about the current limitations and the development of the field research agenda are signaled.
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das Molduras Relacionais e a tomada de perspectiva: Uma revisão dos protocolos de treinamento 001-017
Revista Perspectivas 2021 Early View RFT Special Volume pp.001-017 16 www.revistaperspectivas.org
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Dixon, M. R., Belisle, J., McKeel, A., Whiting, S., Speelman, R., Daar, J. H., Rowsey, K. (2017). An internal and critical review of the PEAK relational training system for children with autism and related intellectual disabilities: 2014–2017. The Behavior Analyst, 40, 493-521. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-017-0119-4
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Hayes, S. C., Kohlenberg B. S., & Hayes, L. J. (1991). The transfer of specific and general consequential functions through simple and conditional equivalence relations. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 56(1), 119–137. https://doi.org/10.1901/jeab.1991.56-119
Hayes, S. C., Barnes-Holmes, D., & Roche, B. (Eds.). (2001). Relational frame theory: A post-skinnerian account of human language and cognition. Kluwer Academic.
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Jackson, M. L., Mendoza, D. R., & Adams, A. N. (2014). Teaching a deictic relational repertoire to children with autism. The Psychological Record, 64, 791–802. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-014-0078-z
Janssen, G., Mey, H., Hendriks, A., Koppers, A., Kaarsemaker, M., Witteman, C., & Egger, J. (2014). Assessing deictic relational responding in individuals with social anxiety disorder: Evidence of perspective-taking difficulties. The Psychological Record, 64, 21–29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-014-0013-3
*Kavanagh, D., Barnes-Holmes, Y., Barnes-Holmes, D., McEnteggart, C., & Finn, M. (2018). Exploring differential trial-type effects and the impact of a read-aloud procedure on deictic relational responding on the IRAP. The Psychological Record, 68, 163–176. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-018-0276-1
Kavanagh, D., Barnes-Holmes, Y., & Barnes-Holmes, D. (2020). The study of perspective-taking: Contributions from mainstream psychology and behavior analysis. The Psychological Record, 70, 581–604. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-019-00356-3
*Kavanagh, D., Roelandt, A., Raemdonck, L. V., Barnes-Holmes, Y., Barnes-Holmes, D., & McEnteggart, C. (2019). The on-going search for perspective-taking IRAPs: Exploring the potential of the natural language-IRAP. The Psychological Record, 69, 291–314. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-019-00333-w
Lovett, S., & Rehfeldt, R. A. (2014). An evaluation of multiple exemplar instruction to teach perspective-taking skills to adolescents with asperger syndrome. Behavioral Development Bulletin, 19(2), 22–36. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0100575
McHugh, L., Barnes-Holmes, Y., & Barnes-Holmes, D. (2004). Perspective-taking as relational responding: A developmental profile. The Psychological Record, 54, 115–144. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03395465
McHugh. L. (2015). A contextual behavioural science approach to the self and perspective taking. Current Opinion in Psychology, 2, 6-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2014.12.030
*Montoya-Rodríguez, M. M., & Molina-Cobos, F. J. (2016). Relationship between deictic relational
Teoria das Molduras Relacionais e a tomada de perspectiva: Uma revisão dos protocolos de treinamento 001-017
Revista Perspectivas 2021 Early View RFT Special Volume pp.001-017 17 www.revistaperspectivas.org
responding and theory of mind tasks in children: A pilot study. The Psychological Record, 66, 573–587. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-016-0193-0
*Montoya-Rodríguez, M. M., & McHugh, L. (2017). Teaching perspective-taking skills to an adult with down syndrome: A case study. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 6(3), 293–297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2017.04.012
Montoya-Rodríguez, M. M., Molina, F. J., & McHugh, L. (2017). A review of relational frame theory research into deictic relational responding. The Psychological Record, 67, 569–579. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-016-0216-x
*Montoya-Rodríguez, M. M., & Molina-Cobos, F. J. (2019). Training perspective taking skills in individuals with intellectual disabilities: A functional approach. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 14, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2019.08.003
O’Neill, J., & Weil, T. M. (2014). Training deictic relational responding in people diagnosed with schizophrenia. The Psychological Record, 64, 301–310. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-014-0005-3
Rehfeldt, R. A., Dillen, J. E., Ziomek, M. M., & Kowalchuk, R. K. (2007). Assessing relational learning deficits in perspective-taking in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. The Psychological Record, 57, 23-47. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03395563
Rehfeldt, R. A., Ming, S., & Belisle, J. (2020). Relational Framing. In Stephen Hupp, S., & Jewell, J. D. (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119171492.wecad066
Roche, B., Barnes-Holmes, D., Barnes-Holmes, Y., Smeets, P. M., & Mcgeady, S. (2000). Contextual control over the derived transformation of discriminative and sexual arousal functions. The Psychological Record, 50, 267–291. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03395356
Rose, J. C. C., & Rabelo., L. Z. (2012). Teoria das molduras relacionais e possíveis aplicações à educação. Revista Di, 3. 10-15.
Skinner, B. F. (1957) Verbal Behavior. B. F. Skinner Foundation.
Souza, M. T., Silva, M. D., & Carvalho, R. (2010). Revisão integrativa: O que é e como fazer. Einstein (São Paulo), 8(1), 102-106. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1679-45082010rw1134
Vilardaga, R., Estévez, A., Levin, M. E., & Hayes, S. C. (2012). Deictic relational responding, empathy, and experiential avoidance as predictors of social anhedonia: Further contributions from relational frame theory. The Psychological Record, 62, 409–432. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03395811
Villatte, M., Monestès, J., McHugh, L., Baquéa, E. F., & Loas, G. (2008). Assessing deictic relational responding in social anhedonia: A functional approach to the development of theory of mind impairments. International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 4(4), 360–373.
Villatte, M., Monestès, J., McHugh, L., Baquéa, E. F., & Loas, G. (2010a). Assessing perspective taking in schizophrenia using relational frame theory. The Psychological Record, 60, 413–436. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03395719
Villatte, M., Monestès, J., McHugh, L., Baquéa, E. F., & Loas, G. (2010b). Adopting the perspective of another in belief attribution: Contribution of relational frame theory to the understanding of impairments in schizophrenia. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 41(2), 125–134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2009.11.004
Weil, T. M., Hayes, S. C., & Capurro, P. (2011). Establishing a deictic relational repertoire in young children. The Psychological Record, 61, 371-390. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03395767
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Velozo, A. L. ., Ribeiro, L. A. ., & da Silva, M. S. . (2021). Relational Frame Theory and perspective taking: A review of the training protocols. Perspectivas Em Análise Do Comportamento, 12(1), 138–154. https://doi.org/10.18761/PAC.2021.v12.RFT.11
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