Behaviour Therapies

Question 1

What 2 things do behaviour therapists base their practice around?

Answer 1

1) behavioural disorders are learned in same way normal behaviours are
2) Maladaptive behaviours a be unlearned by application of principles derived from research on classical conditioning and operant conditioning

Question 2

What are the two major ways classical conditioning treatments have been used?

Answer 2

1) to reduce or decondition anxiety responses

2) used in attempts to condition new anxiety responses to a particular class of stimuli

Question 3

What are the 3 most commonly used classical conditioning procedures ?

Answer 3

Exposure therapies
Systematic desensitization
Aversion therapy