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Chain Analysis of Problem Behavior Worksheet

Behavioral analysis

Anchor chain analysis as a concrete worksheet, so that problematic episodes can be reconstructed and worked through step by step in writing.

When does this fit?

When chain analysis needs a concrete working frame to record triggers, links in the chain, and intervention points in a traceable way.

Priority in the path

This node is more about preparation, stabilization, or later deepening around understand an escalation.

Step by step

Work through the steps at your own pace. For written exercises, you can use paper or a notebook.

  1. Describe the specific behaviour you want to examine in observable terms.
  2. Record the prompting event and what made you more vulnerable beforehand.
  3. Reconstruct the sequence of events, thoughts, emotions, body sensations and actions. What happened next at each point?
  4. Record immediate and later consequences for yourself and others.
  5. Mark points where another response was possible and identify skills for those points.
  6. Plan how to reduce vulnerability and repair specific harm.

Explore and apply

These nodes are the next meaningful continuation when you want to move on from the current concept.

Framework

General Skills: Orientation and Behavior Analysis

Background

If you need orientation first before you break down the behavior or suitable skills in more detail.

Also in: Distress Tolerance · Emotion Regulation · Interpersonal Effectiveness

Open entry

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