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Question 1

behavior therapies

Answer 1

action therapies based on the principles of classical and operant conditioning and aimed at changing disordered behavior without concern for the original causes of such behavior.

Question 2

systematic desensitization

Answer 2

behavior technique used to treat phobias, in which a client is asked to make a list of ordered fears and taught to relax while concentrating on those fears.

Question 3

aversion therapy

Answer 3

form of behavioral therapy in which an undesirable behavior is paired with an aversive stimulus to reduce the frequency of the behavior.

Undesirable behavior+aversive stimulus= reducing frequency of the behavior

Question 4

exposure therapies

Answer 4

behavioral techniques that expose individuals to anxiety- or fear-related stimuli, under carefully controlled conditions, to promote new learning.

Question 5

flooding

Answer 5

technique for treating phobias and other stress disorders in which the person is rapidly and intensely exposed to the fear-provoking situation or object and prevented from making the usual avoidance or escape response.

Question 6

modeling

Answer 6

learning through the observation and imitation of others.

Question 7

participant modeling

Answer 7

technique in which a model demonstrates the desired behavior in a step- by-step, gradual process while the client is encouraged to imitate the model

Question 8

contingency contract

Answer 8

a formal, written agreement between the therapist and client (or teacher and student) in which goals for behavioral change, reinforcements, and penalties are clearly stated.

Question 9

time-out

Answer 9

an extinction process in which a person is removed from the situation that provides reinforcement for undesirable behavior, usually by being placed in a quiet corner or room away from possible attention and reinforcement opportunities.

Question 10

cognitive therapy

Answer 10

therapy in which the focus is on helping clients recognize distortions in their thinking and replacing distorted, unrealistic beliefs with more realistic, helpful thoughts.

Question 11

cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)

Answer 11

action therapy in which the goal is to help clients overcome problems by learning to think more rationally and logically, which in turn will impact their behavior.

Question 12

rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT)

Answer 12

cognitive-behavioral therapy in which clients are directly challenged in
their irrational beliefs and helped to restructure their thinking into more rational belief statements.

Question 13

Which three steps occur in systematic desensitization?

Answer 13

1: Realization
2: Fear hierarchy/ranking
3: progressive exposure