Module 71 Flashcards
behavior therapists
therapy that applies learning principles to the elimination of unwanted behaviors
counterconditioning
behavior therapy procedures that use classical conditioning to evoke new responses to stimuli that are triggers unwanted behavior
EX Exposure therapy and aversive conditioning
exposure therapies
behavioral techniques that treat anxieties by exposing people (whether real or imaginary) to the things they fear/avoid
EX systemic desensitization and virtual reality exposure)
systematic desensitization
exposure therapy that associates a pleasant relaxed state with gradually increasing anxiety-triggers stimuli
- commonly used to treat phobias
virtual reality exposure therapy
counterconditioning technique that allows people to face their fears in a safe way
aversive conditioning
type of counterconditioning that associates an unpleasant state w/ an unwanted behavior
EX nausea and drinking alcohol
token economy
an operant conditioning procedure where people earn a token for doing desired behaviors and can later exchange those tokens for priviledges/treats
cognitive therapies
therapy that teaches people new, more adaptive ways of thinking ; based on the assumption that thoughts intervene between events and our emotional reactions
rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT)
- albert ellis
- type of confrontational cognitive therapy
vigorously challenges peoples illogical, self deafeting attitudes and assumptions
cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
integrative therapy that combines cognitive therapy with behavior therapy
group therapy
therapy w/ groups rather than individual
family therapy
therapy that treats people in the context of their family system; views someones unwanted actions as influenced by/directed at family members
