The ABC’s of Behavior
STEP 1: Defining the behavior.
Behavior(s) of Concern (clear definition):_______________________________________________________________________________
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Why is it a problem? (frequency, intensity, how it affects individual’s quality of life, how it affects others): _________________________
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STEP 2: Develop Hypothesis about why behavior is occurring. Fill out what you know about the individual’s skills, antecedents,
and consequences of the behavior in the table below:
Person
Setting Events (A)
What are the person’s
Distant antecedents,
history and abilities that Environmental, social,
may impact their
or physical/biological
behavior?
events
Antecedent (A)
Behavior (B)
Consequence (C)
What happens
immediately before
behavior
What behavior looks
like
What occurs after the
behavior
Person
Setting Events (A)
What are the person’s
Distant antecedents,
history and abilities that Environmental, social,
may impact their
or physical/biological
behavior?
events
Antecedent (A)
Behavior (B)
Consequence (C)
What happens
immediately before
behavior
What behavior looks
like
What occurs after the
behavior