ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with the setting conditions which have been identified as relevant to the person's inappropriate or disturbed behaviour and with methods for reducing the strength of the motivation that the behaviour seeks to satisfy. The term 'setting conditions' refers to a variety of factors that affect behaviour. It is a general category that incorporates diverse influences, both environmental and personal. Interventions at the setting-conditions level can, in general, be divided into two categories. First, Interventions which seek to eliminate or alleviate environmental setting factors by work on the relevant environmental conditions. Second, Interventions which seek to eliminate or alleviate personal setting conditions by direct work with the individual. Adverse physical setting conditions can influence general stress and anxiety and can decrease tolerance levels to daily pressures. There are many ways in which intervention with the individual can help to alleviate the setting conditions involved in behavioural difficulties.
