A general approach to psychological treatment which (1) holds that the disorders to which it addresses itself are produced by maladaptive learning and must be remedied by reeducation, (2) proposes techniques for this reeducation based on principles of learning and conditioning, (3) focuses on the maladaptive behaviors as such rather than on hypothetical unconscious processes of which they may be expressions.
the therapeutic application of the principles of learning to change maladaptive behaviors. 522
the treatment used to help patients substitute desirable responses and behavior patterns for undesirable ones
psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior
Behavior therapy constitutes those strategies, based on learning principles such as reinforcement, that provide tools for overcoming barriers to compliance with dietary therapy and/or increased physical activity.
Treatment involving conditioning.
The application of the principles of learning and conditioning theory to treatment of psychological and behavioral problems.
A form of treatment based on the theory that a troubled person's behavior results from learned bad habits. This type of therapy seeks to modify such behavior by teaching new adaptive skills.
Behavior therapy helps patients to modify and gain control over unwanted behavior by changing the way they respond to situations. Specifically, the therapist helps individuals learn how to cope with difficult situations so they may eventually develop an inner sense of having more control over their life. Behavior therapy is built upon the principle that, since your reactions to these certain situations are learned, they can also be unlearned.
A method of psychotherapy based on learning principles. It uses such techniques as counterconditioning, reinforcement, and shaping to modify behavior (syn. behavior modification). See also cognitive behavior therapy.
