Token Economy

Question 1

Token economy

Answer 1

Clinicians set target behaviours to improve patients engagement

Used to manage behaviour with SZ patients

All behaviour is learned and therefore can be unlearned

Question 2

How token economy works

Answer 2

Uses operant conditioning and positive reinforcement

Patients are given tokens for good behaviour, then are given privileges for exchanging those tokens

Patients behaviour can be reinforced and target better behaviours

Behaviour is shaped over time to make them function by themselves and look after themselves