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Behaviour Label: Nail biting frequency Behaviour Operational Definition: Nail biting is placing, deliberately, the fingers in the mouth to bite the fingernails with teeth.

Date & Time January 26 (8pm)

January 28 (8 pm)

January 31 (6pm)

Antecedents (A)

Behaviour (B)

Consequences (C)

The behaviour occurred while I was watching a movie with my sister. The behaviour started when I lost interest in the movie plot. I started to think about my dental appointment scheduled the next day. I was studying for a test when the behaviour started. It was stressful because I didn’t understand the topic I was studying. I was by myself in my room.

My sister looked at me without saying anything.

I stopped biting my nails as I felt that she disapproved my behaviour.

When I noticed my behaviour, I put nail polish on my fingernails.

I started to scratch the nail polish with my nails. I did not bite my nail afterward.

Nothing happened afterwards as me and my friend did not notice my behaviour. I only realised what happened a few hours ago.

I could not stop the behaviour as I did not notice it while I was doing it.

I was at the library with my friend. We were quizzing each other for our test. I unconsciously started biting my nails every time I had to think of an answer.

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Date & Time Antecedents (A)

Behaviour (B)

February 3 (7pm) I started biting my nails while I put nail polish on my I was watching a video. I was fingernail. by myself in my room. February 4 (2 pm)

I was studying in my room for an exam when the behaviour occurred. February 4 (3pm) I was still studying and I got tired of the hand fidget spinner so I stopped playing with it. My behaviour started a few minutes later. February 8 (1 I could not sleep so I was am) playing a game on my computer

February 12 (9 pm)

Consequences (C)

I started playing with a hand fidget spinner.

I started scratching my fingernail. I thought that maybe I had to find something to occupy my hands when my behaviour occurred. I stopped the behaviour for a few minutes.

I put hand cream as soon as I started to bite one of my fingernail.

The behaviour stopped because the hand cream was perfumed and I was conscious that it would taste bad.

When I noticed my behaviour, I stopped playing the game and put gloves on both of my hands.

I did not take my gloves off. My behaviour stopped only because I was self-conscious that the presence of the gloves was to stop the behaviour.

I was watching a movie with I started eating pop a friend when I started biting corns. on my nails. We were at her house. It was my second time watching that movie so I was bored.

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The behaviour stopped. I think occupying my hands can stop the behaviour, because my hands were distracted.

Date & Time Antecedents (A)

Behaviour (B)

Consequences (C)

February 16 (7pm)

The person showed up and we greeted each other.

The behaviour stopped as soon as the person showed up. When I am self-conscious I try to avoid my behaviour in front of strangers.

I went to my room to play games on the computer.

The behaviour stopped. I felt more relaxed.

February 18 (9 pm)

February 19 (4 pm)

February 22 (9 pm)

February 24 (1pm)

February 25 (10 am)

When the behaviour occurred, I was waiting for someone. The person was late and I could not reach them on the phone. The behaviour occurred while I was watching a movie with my family in the living room. No one was really watching and they were talking over the movie. I was shopping in the mall with a group of friend when the behaviour occurred. It happened when I was standing in line to pay. There was a lot of people before me. The behaviour started when I was by myself in my room. I was trying to do an assignment but could not focus on it. I was mad because I disagreed with my sister. I was in the library when the behaviour started. I was by myself. I was stressed by the upcoming exams. I was studying in my room when I started biting my fingernails. I did not sleep

I put perfumed hand The behaviour stopped as I was cream on my hand and distracted by my phone. fingernails and I started playing with my phone.

I wore finger gloves.

I took off my gloves a few minutes later; the behaviour did not stop. I felt remorseful.

I put hand cream on my hand and fingernails

The behaviour stopped and I could focus more on my studying.

I watched videos on my phone to relax

The behaviour stopped for a while.

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well last night because I was thinking about the upcoming exams.

Time (hours) 1 am 10 am 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm 4 pm 6 pm 7 pm 8 pm 9 pm

Nail biting frequency 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3

Cumulative frequency 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 11 14

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Cumulative frequency of nail biting

14 14

12

11

10

9

8

7 6

6

5 4

4

3 2

2

1

0 1:00 AM

10:00 AM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

Time (hours)

5

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

9:00 PM...