Chapter 9- behavioral therapy – Flashcards

-treatment goals are stated in concrete objective terms, objective assessments of the results of therapy -focuses on assessing overt and observable behavior directly -treatment interventions are individualized to meet the needs of the client -insight is not seen as important

-Eliminating maladaptive learning and providing for more effective learning -create new conditions of learning -BT is grounded in the principles of learning

Wople's systematic desensitization is based on the principle of classical conditioning

Mainstream therapy that tends to integrate cognitive therapy and current behavior therapy is cognitive behavior therapy

operant conditioning= Type of learning in which behaviors are influenced mainly by the consequences that follow them

1. providing modeling for the client 2. to apply his or her skills in developing a treatment plan 3. to assess specific behavior problems, 4. to provide reinforcements for clients Therapists summarize, reflect, clarify, ask questions, gather information about the problem, formulate and implement treatment plan goals, promote generalization and maintenance of behavior change, evaluate progress, conduct follow-up assessments, and role model for clients because clients tend to emulate the therapist

needed but not sufficient

-Systematic desensitization -Flooding -In vivo desensitization

All behavior is learned

BT is a clinical approach that can be used to treat a variety of disorders, in various types of settings, and with a wide range of special population group (such as individual therapy, group therapy, classrooms, and institutions)

Reduce anxiety through pairing a feared stimulus with a competing response

the person is the producer and the product of his or her environment Bandura stated that determinism is wrong because it does not account for human being's capacity to affect their environment

the key is to use the least aversive means possible

a comprehensive, systematic holistic approach to behavior therapy developed by Arnold Lazarus and grounded in social learning and cognitive theory

the idea that the complex personality of human beings can be divided into 7 major areas of functioning