Key Concepts 4 Areas of Development Therapeutic Goals
-aims to increase people’s skills so that 1. classical conditioning- example of dog -Goal is to increase personal choice
they have more options to responding. with bell and to create new conditions for
-emphasize current behavior as opposed 2. operant conditioning- negative & learning.
to historical antecedents, precise positive reinforcement- -Client & therapist define specific
treatment goals, diverse therapeutic 3. social-cognitive theory- triadic treatment goals at the outset of the
strategies tailored to these goals, and reciprocality: person, behavior, & therapeutic process
objective evaluation of therapeutic environment -Aim is to eliminate maladaptive
outcomes and without understanding 4. cognitive behavior therapy-the behaviors and learn more effective
the origins of a psychological problem. assumption that what people believe behavior patterns.
-Behavior therapy recognizes the influences how they act and feel. -
importance of the individual, the
individual’s environment, and the
interaction between the person and the
environment in facilitating change.
-Clients are required to do something to
bring abt behavior change in the
present.
-Concepts and procedures are stated
explicitly, tested empirically, and revised
Therapist’s Function & Role
Behavior Therapy
B.F. Skinner
-Therapist conducts functional Albert Bandura
assessment to identify the maintaining Techniques & Procedures
conditions by systematically gathering -The therapeutic procedures used by
information about situational behavior therapists are specifically
antecedents (A), the dimensions of the designed for a particular client
problem behavior (B), and the -Behavioral techniques available applied
consequences (C) of the problem. (ABC Therapeutic Relationship behavioral analysis, relaxation training,
model) -The therapeutic relationship & systematic desensitization, exposure
-Therapist identifies the particular therapist behavior are critical factors therapies, eye movement
antecedent and consequent events that related to the process and outcome of desensitization and reprocessing, social
influence or how it is related to the treatment. skills training, self-management
behavior by doing a behavior -Part of the therapist’s job is to teach programs, multimodal therapy, and
assessment interview concrete skills through the provision of mindfulness and acceptance-based
-Tend to be active and directive and to instructions, modeling, and approach, etc.
function as consultants and problem performance feedback.
solvers. Skillful in selecting treatments - The client engages in behavioral
for clients. rehearsal with feedback until skills are
-Rely on empirical evidence well learned and generally receives
-use some techniques common to other active homework assignments
approaches, such as summarizing,
reflection, clarification, and open-ended
