Topic > Physical Aggression Essay - 879

Functions cited as task avoidance, access denied, attentive, or without clear antecedents. Recently, Alexis wanted to buy an expensive item at a store and her mom said no. She became angry and begged repeating the name of the object such as “blanket” or “doll”. When he didn't get what he wanted, he attempted to hit his mother and staff. BRIA staff were able to redirect Alexis to calm her down. Depending on the day and time of the month his tantrums can vary from mild to extreme and can range from attempting to hit (he raises his hand but doesn't hit) to outright aggression and collapsing on the floor and refusing to do it.