comprises a large number of different techniques that make use of psychological-especially learning- principles to deal with maladaptive human behavior. Behavior therapy is a relative new kind of psychotherapy (Corsini R. & Wedding D.‚ 2008). As a systematic approach‚ behavior therapy began in the 1950’s‚ in order to assess and treat psychological disorders. Behavior therapy was developed by a small group of psychologists and physicians who were not satisfied with the conventional techniques of psychotherapy
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Ivan Pavlov and Classical Conditioning How much has a dog’s saliva contributed to psychology? Most would think not at all‚ but it actually has as Ivan Pavlov accidentally discovered that he could alter the unconscious response of an animal through a process known as classical conditioning. Ivan Pavlov contributed much to psychology through his discovery of classical conditioning. Classical conditioning was discovered by Ivan Pavlov‚ a Russian physiologist who loved to work with dogs and their
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with generalized anxiety disorder or not (and if not‚ why not)? Tina could be diagnosed with GAD based on the symptoms listed above that coincide with the diagnostic criteria of the DSM-IV checklist. Diagnosing Specific Phobia: 2a. Refer to the DSM-IV checklist for specific phobia. Which of Tina’s symptoms meet any of the criteria? (Be sure to match specific symptoms with specific criteria.) Tina worries so much about the safety of bridges that she hates to drive. She had an episode of anxiety that
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Health Site presented by Pegasus NLP‚ a phobia is classified as an irrational fear of something. Meaning there is no logical explanation as to why a person fears this. A phobia is not a mental disorder‚ nor is it an illness. It is simply a severe feeling of being afraid. There are five types of phobias including: A simple phobia‚ social phobias‚ panic phobias‚ and agoraphobias. Simple phobias are small fears that include heights‚ ladders‚ dogs etc. Complex phobias include being afraid of airplanes‚ car
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Application of Clinical Psychology Jennifer Simpson Psy-480 March 4‚ 2013 Application of Clinical Psychology Introduction Winona Ryder is famous for more than the movies that she starred in over the years. News reporters gathered to gain more information in regards to this famous actress gone astray. In 2001 Ryder made the news for something that was not entertaining but gained quite a bit of public knowledge. The actual incident was only part of the information that the public was curious
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Stimulus discrimination Learning to make a response to a specific stimulus and not another (prevent stimulus generalization). CS (rabbit) US (none) CS (rat) US (noise) Alternate Applications of classical conditioning Treatment of fears/ phobias Extinction- present feared stimulus alone Spontaneous recovery can occur Counterconditioning E.g.‚ peter Condition a response
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frequently used during the first of the three phases. Reference (in APA format): Parrott‚ L.‚ III. (2003). Counseling and psychotherapy (2nd ed.). Pacific Grove‚ CA: Thomson/Brooks/Cole. Behavioral Tool: Systematic desensitization Tool description: A technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished. How you believe the tool might be useful:
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certainly benefitted from it. The elements of depression‚ anxiety and phobia played a major role in altering Michael’s behaviors. The issues could have been dealt accordingly by behavior therapy. The attitude and behaviors of people with a low self esteem and a skewed body can also be improved with basic behavior therapy
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advises the patient with considerable |pairing an aversive stimulus with undesired behavior. |Rational-emotive behavior therapy‚ attempts to restructure| | |directness. The therapist also puts less emphasis on the |Systematic Desensitization is therapy with the exposure to|a person’s belief system into a more realistic‚ rational‚ | | |patient’s past‚ and childhood history‚ they concentrate |an anxiety producing stimulus and paired with relaxation |and logical
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“Discuss the relationship between stress‚ anxiety‚ habits and describe how you would treat these issues with hypnotherapy”. Introduction Common requests for hypnotherapy treatment are those related to stress‚ anxiety‚ habits and phobias. An understanding of the relationship between these disorders‚ examining the similarities and the differences between each‚ provides the therapist with information useful in deciding how and if to treat these disorders. It could also be argued that the uniqueness
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