The most important advancement in the treatment of destructive behavior has been the development of the functional analysis, which is used to prescribe effective treatments like functional communication training. Although this approach can be highly effective, extinction bursts and forms of treatment relapse commonly occur when function-based treatments are implemented by caregivers in natural community settings. In recent years, researchers have increasingly applied quantitative theories of behavior like behavioral momentum theory (BMT) and the temporally weighted matching law (TWML) to understand, prevent, or mitigate extinction bursts and treatment relapse. In this paper, we describe BMT and TWML and selectively review the basic, translational, and applied research supporting and opposing each theory. Then, we describe how function-based treatments may be refined based on these theories to improve the effectiveness, generality, and durability of function-based treatments for individuals with autism spectrum and related disorders who display problem behavior.

破坏性行为治疗中最重要的进步是功能分析的发展，它被用来开出有效的治疗方法，如功能性沟通训练。虽然这种方法可能非常有效，但当护理人员在自然社区环境中实施基于功能的治疗时，通常会发生灭绝爆发和治疗复发的形式。近年来，研究人员越来越多地应用行为动量理论 (BMT) 和时间加权匹配法 (TWML) 等行为定量理论来理解、预防或减轻灭绝爆发和治疗复发。在本文中，我们描述了 BMT 和 TWML，并有选择地回顾了支持和反对每种理论的基础、转化和应用研究。然后，