1. I CAN
Differentiate between the major types of behavioral therapies

2. Behavior Therapies
Any form of psychotherapy based on the principles of behavioral learning, (especially operant conditioning and classical conditioning)
Behavior Modification is another term for Behavior Therapy
Therapies using Classical Conditioning
Therapies using Operant Conditioning
Systematic Desensitization
Participant Modeling
Exposure Therapy
Token Economies
Aversion Therapy
Contingency Management
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3. Classical Conditioning Therapies: Systematic Desensitization
Technique in which anxiety is extinguished by exposing the patient to an anxiety-provoking stimulus.
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4. Desensitization

5. Classical Conditioning Therapies: Exposure Therapy
Desensitization therapy in which patient directly confronts the anxiety-provoking stimulus (as opposed to imagining it)
It’s based on habituation
It also counteracts Anxiety Disorders’ avoidance
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6. Classical Conditioning Therapies Aversion Therapy
Involves presenting individuals with an attractive stimulus (smoking) paired with unpleasant stimulation (A foul odor) in order to condition a repulsive reaction…so one stops smoking.
UCS
(foul odor)
UCR
(nausea) CR CS
(cigarette smoke)
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7. Aversion Therapy

8. Operant Conditioning Therapies Contingency Management
Approach to changing behavior by altering the consequences of behavior, especially rewards and punishments.
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9. Operant Conditioning Therapies Token Economies
Applied to groups (e.g. classrooms, mental hospital wards) involving distribution of “tokens” dependent on desired behaviors
Tokens can later be exchanged for privileges, food, or other reinforcers

10. Participant Modeling: An Observational-Learning Therapy
Therapist demonstrates and encourages a client to imitate a desired behavior

11. CAN I?
Differentiate between the major types of behavioral therapies