Approach 5 Behavioral Approach

Question 1

Behavior Therapy

Answer 1

focus on observable behavior, current determinants of behavior, learning experiences that promote change, tailoring treatment strategies to individual clients, and rigorous assessment and evaluation

Question 2

Modern Behavior Therapy

Answer 2

• grounded on a scientific view of human behavior that implies a systematic and structured approach to counseling
• Rests on the current view that the person is the producer and the product of his or her environment

Question 3

Therapeutic Goals in Behavior Therapy

Answer 3

• to increase personal choice
• to create new conditions for learning

Question 4

Behavioral Analysis

Answer 4

identify the maintaining conditions by systematically gathering information about situational antecedents, the dimensions of the problem behavior, and the consequences of the problem

Question 5

ABC Model

Answer 5

suggests that behavior (B) is influenced by some particular events that precede it called antecedents (A), and by certain events that follow it called consequences (C)

Question 6

Application: Therapeutic Techniques and Procedures in Behavior Therapy

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• Applied Behavioral Analysis: Operant Conditioning Techniques
• Relaxation Training and Related Methods
• In Vivo Exposure and Flooding
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Social Skills Training
• Self-Modification Programs and Self-Directed Behavior
• Multimodal Therapy: Clinical Behavior Therapy

Question 7

Key Principles of Operant Conditioning

Answer 7

1. Positive Reinforcement
2. Negative Reinforcement
3. Extinction
4. Positive Punishment
5. Negative Punishment

Question 8

Relaxation Training and Related Methods

Answer 8

a method of teaching people to cope with the stresses produced by daily living

Question 9

Systematic Desensitization

Answer 9

↳ a basic behavioral procedure developed by Joseph
Wolpe, one of the pioneers of behavior therapy.
↳ a form of exposure therapy
↳ an appropriate technique for treating phobias

Question 10

McNeil and Kyle (2009) describe several steps in the use of systematic desensitization

Answer 10

1. Relaxation Training
2. Development of the Anxiety Hierarchy
3. Systematic Desensitization Proper

Question 11

In Vivo Exposure and Flooding (3)

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• Exposure Therapies (involves systematic confrontation with a feared stimulus, either through imagination or in vivo (live)
• Vivo Exposure (involves client exposure to the actual anxiety-evoking events rather than simply imagining these situations)
• Flooding (A form of exposure therapy that refers to either in
  vivo or imaginal exposure to anxiety-evoking stimuli for a prolonged period of time)

Question 12

2 Types of Flooding

Answer 12

• Vivo Flooding (Consists of intense and prolonged exposure to
  the actual anxiety-producing stimuli)
• Imaginal Flooding (exposure occurs through imagination can recreate circumstances of trauma without bringing adverse consequences to client)

Question 13

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Answer 13

Designed to assist clients in dealing with posttraumatic stress disorders

Question 14

Social Skills Training

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Deals with an individual’s ability to interact effectively with others in various social situations

Question 15

2 Types of Social Skills Training

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• Anger Management Training (Designed for individuals who have trouble with aggressive behavior)
• Assertion Training (For people who lack assertive skills)

Question 16

Self-Modification Programs and Self-Directed Behavior

Answer 16

Include self-monitoring, self-reward, self-contracting, stimulus control, and self-as-model

Question 17

False-Hope Syndrome

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having unrealistic expectations in self-growth or improvement

Question 18

Multimodal Therapy: Clinical Behavior Therapy

Answer 18

comprehensive, systematic, holistic approach to behavior therapy developed by Arnold Lazaruz

Question 19

The BASIC I.D

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cognitive map linking each aspect of Personality that can be divided into seven major areas of functioning: B.A.S.I.C. I.D

Question 20

A major premise of multimodal therapy is that __ is often more important than __

Answer 20

A major premise of multimodal therapy is that breadth is often more important than depth

Question 21

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Answer 21

Developed to help clients regulate emotions and
behavior associated with depression, this paradoxical treatment helps clients to accept their emotions as well as to change their emotional experience

Question 22

Four Major Approaches in the Recent Development of the Behavioral Tradition

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• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT
• Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
• Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
• Acceptance And Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Question 23

Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

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Mainly designed to teach participants to relate to external and internal sources of stress in constructive ways

Question 24

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

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aimed primarily at treating depression

Question 25

Acceptance And Commitment Therapy (ACT)

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Involves fully accepting present experience and mindfully letting go of obstacles