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| Key characteristics of Behavior Therapy |
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| empirical, experimentally based, observable behaviors, modification of current problems/behaviors, scientific approach, objective and measurable outcomes, educational, maladaptive to adaptive behaviors |
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| In vivo desensitization(exposure therapy) |
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| brief and graduated exposure to an actual fear situation or event |
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| Flooding (exposure therapy) |
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| prolonged and intensive in vivo or imaginal exposure to stimuli that evoke high levels of anxiety, without the opportunity to avoid them |
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| Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR- exposure therapy) |
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| an exposure based therapy that involves imaginal flooding, cognitive restructuring, and the use of rhythmic eye movements and other bilateral stimulation to treat traumatic stress disorders and fearful memories of clients |
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| 4 aspects of Behavior Therapy |
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| classical conditioning, operant conditioning, social learning approach, cognitive behavior therapy |
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| pairing of a neutral stimulus with a conditioned stimulus to elicit a respondent behavior, i.e. the bell chime presented with food in Pavlov's dog elicited salivation |
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| based on reinforcement; positive reinforcement increases a behavior while negative reinforcement desires to decrease a behavior |
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| gives prominence to the reciprocal interactions between an individual's behavior and the environment |
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| cognitive behavior therapy |
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| emphasizes cognitive processes and private events, i.e. self talk, as mediators of behavior change. uses ABC model |
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a. antecedent- events/cues that elicit certain behaviors; comes before action
b. behavior is influenced by event that precede it
c. consequence maintain a behavior n some way either by increasing or decreasing event |
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| behavioral analysis is conducted to identify the maintaining conditions through systematically gathering information about ABCs. |
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| focus on ABC, gather information for an assessment, problem solver, serve as role model, teacher, defines procedures, provides homework, follow-ups |
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| relaxation training (cope with stress), systematic desensitization (anxiety and avoidance reactions), modeling (observational learning), assertion training (learning to express oneself), social skills training (correcting deficits in interpersonal skills), self management programs ("giving psychology away"), multimodal therapy (a technical eclecticism), Applied Behavior analysis (training new behavior - good for developmentally delayed), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (emotional regulation and mindfulness), Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (yoga and meditation), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (learning acceptance and non judgment of thoughts as they occur) |
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| heavy focus on behavioral change may detract from clients experience of emotions, deemphasizes the importance of relational factors, no emphasis on insight, no focus on underlying causes of symptoms/maladaptive behaviors, potential for therapist manipulation, can be too imposing or mechanistic |
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| essential part, and are constantly reassessed, client formulates goal on onset, evaluated and modified throughout therapy to ensure client is reaching his or her goals |
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