Behavioral Therapy

Question 1

Focus on directly
observable behavior
and environmental
influences

Current determinants
of behavior

Learning experiences
that promote change

Used to treat a wide
range of psychological
disorders

Applicable to different
fields

Grounded on a scientific
view of human behavior

Answer 1

BEHAVIORAL THERAPY

Question 2

Father of behavioral approach to
psychology

Answer 2

B.F. SKINNER

Question 3

His theory of behaviorism is
a school of thought in psychology
that emphasizes the importance
of observable behavior over
unobservable mental processes in
the study of human behavior.

Answer 3

JOHN B. WATSON

Question 4

John B. Watson was known for his famous experiment,
known today as ________ experiment.

Answer 4

“Little Albert” +experiment

Question 5

Happens when things
similar to the conditioned
stimulus evoke a similar
response.

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Stimulus generalization

Question 6

Proponent of counter-conditioning

Answer 6

JOSEPH WOLPE

Question 7

General technique that involves replacing
an unwanted emotional response to a
stimulus with a more desirable response.

Answer 7

COUNTER-CONDITIONING

Question 8

What book did Joseph Wolpe publish that was met with skepticism and
disdain by the psychoanalytic community.

Answer 8

Psychotherapy by Reciprocal Inhibition

Question 9

Major concept of B.F. Skinner

Answer 9

Operant Conditioning

Question 10

Modifies behavior based on
consequences

A method of learning that uses
rewards and punishment to
modify behavior.

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OPERANT CONDITONING

Question 11

Strengthening/ increases behavior

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Reinforcement

Question 12

Decreases behavior

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Punishment

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Process that includes reinforcers to guide
individuals closer and closer to a desired behavior

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Shaping

Question 14

Introducing a pleasant stimulus

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Positive Reinforcement

Question 15

Removing an unpleasant
stimulus

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Negative Reinforcement

Question 16

Something that satisfies or fulfills our
biological, innate needs

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Primary reinforcer

Question 17

Something that associated with a
primary reinforcer

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Secondary Reinforcer

Question 18

A reward given immediately after an
individual performs the desired behavour

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Immediate Reinforcement

Question 19

Reward is not given immediately after
an individual performs the desired
behavior

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Delayed reinforcement

Question 20

Reinforcing/ rewarding a particular
behaviour every single time it occurs.

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Continuous Reinforcement

Question 21

Reinforcing /rewarding a particular
behaviour sometimes, not always

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Partial/Intermittent Reinforcement

Question 22

Reinforcements that are given only after a
specific number of responses.

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Fixed-ratio schedule

Question 23

Reinforcements that are given after a
random number of responses.

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Variable-Ratio Schedule

Question 24

Reinforcements that are given only
after a specific amount of time has
passed.

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Fixed-Interval Schedule

Question 25

Reinforcements that are given after an unpredictable amount of time has passed

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Variable-Interval Schedule

Question 26

Watson's major concept

Answer 26

CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

Question 27

Learned associations through pairing of stimulus.

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CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

Question 28

This theory asserts that learning occurs through the formation of associations between stimuli and responses.

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STIMULUS-RESPONSE (S-R) THEORY

Question 29

Although a conditioned association can be incredibly strong initially, it begins to fade if not reinforced – until is disappears completely

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EXTINCTION

Question 30

Conditioned associations can often widen beyond the specific stimuli presented.

Answer 30

GENERALIZATION

Question 31

GOALS OF THERAPY (2)

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Remove maladaptive behavior and substitute with adaptive and positive desirable behavior. Increase personal choice and create new conditioning for learning

Question 32

3 parts of functional assessment

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Antecedent Behavior Consequence

Question 33

Action, event, or circumstances that led up to the behavior.

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ANTECEDENTS

Question 34

The action or response of the individual. The observable behavior itself.

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BEHAVIOR

Question 35

This refer to what happens after the behavior, which can either reinforce or discourage the behavior from happening again in the future.

Answer 35

Consequence

Question 36

TECHNIQUES BASED ON CLASSICAL CONDITIONING (3)

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Aversion Therapy Covert Sensitization Exposure and Response Prevention

Question 37

Psychotherapy designed to cause a patient to reduce or avoid an undesirable behavior pattern by conditioning the person to associate the behavior with an undesirable stimulus.

Answer 37

Aversion Therapy

Question 38

Discourages people from engaging in unwanted behaviors by creating an association between those behaviors and an unpleasant consequence.

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Covert Sensitization

Question 39

A behavioral therapy that gradually exposes people to situations designed to provoke a person’s obsessions in a safe environment.

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Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

Question 40

TYPES OF EXPOSURE THERAPY (3)

Answer 40

Systematic desensitization Flooding Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy

Question 41

The client imagines exposure to the phobic stimulus.

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In Vitro Exposure

Question 42

Exposure to the actual anxiety evoking events rather than simply imagining these situations. Directly facing a feared object, situation or activity in real life by graduated exposure.

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In Vivo Exposure

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Refers to the idea that two opposing emotions or physiological states cannot occur at the same time

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RECIPROCAL INHIBITION

Question 44

A person works with a therapist to learn relaxation techniques and plan a methodical series of exposure to anxiety-provoking stimuli.

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SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION

Question 45

3 phases SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION

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1.Progressive muscle relaxation 2.Construction of an Anxiety Hierarchy 3.Desensitization

Question 46

This process involves gradually exposing the individual to feared situations, starting with the least anxiety-provoking

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DESENSITIZATION

Question 47

The therapist exposes the person to a highly feared situation and prevents escape or avoidance.

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Flooding

Question 48

A form of exposure therapy that uses technology.

Answer 48

Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy

Question 49

OPERANT CONDITIONING TECHNIQUES (4)

Answer 49

Reinforcement and Punishment Extinction Contingent Management Token Economy

Question 50

Adding favorable/pleasant stimulus, increases the likelihood of the response

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Positive Reinforcement

Question 51

Removal of unpleasant stimulus, increases the likelihood of the response

Answer 51

Negative Reinforcement

Question 52

Addition of unpleasant stimulus, decreases the likelihood of the behavior

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Positive punishment

Question 53

Removal of pleasant stimulus, decreases the behavior

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Negative Punishment

Question 54

Withholding reinforcement from a previously reinforced response.

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EXTINCTION

Question 55

Reducing or eliminating certain behavior, but does not replace those responses that have been extinguished

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Extinction process

Question 56

Client's behaviors are rewarded when they follow program rules and regulations in their treatment plan.

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CONTINGENT MANAGEMENT

Question 57

Token is given to an individual when an identified appropriate behavior is exhibited.

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TOKEN ECONOMY

Question 58

Using behavior to influence mood by engaging in pleasurable activities.

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Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression (BATD)

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SKILLS TRAINING TECHNIQUES (2)

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Assertiveness Training Problem-Solving Therapy (PST)

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Assertiveness Training (7)

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1.Instructions 2.Feedback 3.Behavior Rehearsal 4.Coaching 5.Modeling 6.Social Reinforcement 7.Relaxation Training

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Components of Problem-Solving Therapy (PST) (2)

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Problem Orientation Problem-Solving Styles

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Problem-Solving Therapy (PST): Teaching positive attitude towards the problem.

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Problem Orientation

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Problem-Solving Therapy (PST): How individuals approach social problems

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Problem-Solving Styles

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Problem-Solving Styles step (4)

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1.Problem definition 2.Generating alternatives 3.Decision-making 4.Solution implementation and verification