Behavior Therapy
Main techniques used: counterconditioning, operant conditioning, systematic desensitization.
Main goal: change one’s unwanted or abnormal behaviors and acquire desirable behaviors.
Means of achieving goal: behavioral training.
Psychological treatment modality that focuses on overt and objectively observable behavior and uses various conditioning techniques derived from learning theory to directly modify the patient's behavior. Behavior therapy techniques include assertiveness training, systematic desensitization, exposure and response prevention, and modifying the environment and activity schedules to improve mood and functioning. Behavior therapy is often used in conjunction with cognitive therapy.
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