Behavioural Psychotherapy Flashcards
Behaviourism represents
a reaction against the lack of empiricism inherent in psychodynamic and humanistic approaches
What is the primary goal of behaviour therapy?
observable behaviour change
There is no emphasis on internal mental processes but there is on…
empiricism
The first step of observing the phenomenon is
defining a target behaviour and establishing a base level
the second step is
establishing goals and planning interventions
the third step is
implementing the intervention
the fourth step is
collect data and compare to baseline and goals
what is the 5th step
modify the plan
what is the problem with the scientific intervention?
the client needs to be on board to put in the work
What does SORC stand for?
stimulus
organism
response
consequence
the stimulus occurs..
occurs before the target behaviour
the organism means
organism variables relevant to the target behaviour
the response would be
the target behaviour
C means the
consequence
explain the Jimmy examples from the SORC model
see notes
what usually happens when measuring frequency?
things will get better before they get worse
the SORC model can’t be used for every problem but it is very good for …
parenting
you can intervene at any level of the SORC model but
you can only manipulate one level at a time
How is the ABC model similar to the SORC? basically what does it represent in the SORC?
- A = Antecedent – similar to “situation”
- B = Behavior – similar to “response”
- C = Consequence – outcome