文档介绍：Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy
Psych422
Chapter9: Behavior Therapy
Behavior Therapy
A set of clinical procedures relying on experimental findings of psychological research
Based on principles of learning that are systematically applied
Treatment goals are specific and measurable
Focusing on the client’s current problems
To help people change maladaptive to adaptive behaviors
The therapy is largely educational - teaching clients skills of self-management
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View of Human Nature
Person is the producer and the produce of his or her environment
Increase individual freedom and increase people’s skills
Action-oriented approach
The role of responsibility for one’s behavior
Four Aspects of Behavior Therapy
1. Classical Conditioning
A neutral stimulus is repeated paired with a stimulus that naturally elicits a particular response. The result is that eventually the neutral stimulus alone elicits the response.
2. Operant Conditioning
Focuses on actions that operate on the environment to produce consequences
If the environmental change brought about by the behavior is reinforcing, the chances are strengthened that the behavior will occur again. If the environmental changes produce no reinforcement, the chances are lessened that the behavior will recur
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Four Aspects of Behavior Therapy
3. Social Learning Approach
Gives prominence to the reciprocal interactions between an individual’s behavior and the environment
4. Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Emphasizes cognitive processes and private events (such as client’s self-talk) as mediators of behavior change
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Therapeutic Goals
General goals: Increase personal choice and create new conditions for learning
To eliminate maladaptive behaviors and learn more adaptive behaviors
Client and therapist collaborative