Behavioral Therapies

Behavioral

Therapies

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Open Ended

What are the two categories (main types) of treatment for psychological disorders?

Psychotherapy & Psychopharmacology

Multiple Select

Which of the following mental health professionals can practice psychopharmacology by prescribing medication?

• licensed mental health conunselor

• licensed clinical social worker

• clinical psychologist

• psychiatrist

Multiple Choice

The different forms of psychotherapy are based on

• the different psychological perspectives

• different types of disorders

• different types of mental health professionals

• different severity levels of symptoms

Forms of Psychotherapy

• Psychoanalytic

• Humanistic

• Behavioral

• Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy

• based on BEHAVIORAL PERSPECTIVE (LEARNING)

• assumes abnormal behavior is learned, especially through classical or operant conditioning

• therapist works to help LEARN new, more adaptive behaviors

Therapies based on

classical conditioning:

goal =

learn a new CR to the same US

through

EXPOSURE paired with relaxation

Multiple Choice

In Pavlov’s experiment, the unconditioned stimulus (US) was

• the food

• the bell

• salivation

Types of classical conditioning-based therapies:

• systematic desensitization = gradual exposure

• flooding = intense/rapid exposure

• aversive conditioning = pairing undesirable behavior with unpleasant stimulus to create a negative association

Multiple Choice

Aversive conditioning therapy is most likely to be used for

• schizophrenia

• a specific phobia

• a substance use disorder

• a neurodevelopmental disorder

Therapies based on

operant conditioning /

behavior modification:

increase or decrease behaviors based on

use of reinforcement or punishment

Example of behavior modification therapy = token economy

• reinforcement is used to modify behavior

• earn tokens (points) for desired behaviors

• tokens can be redeemed for privileges

Multiple Choice

Token economies are an example of

• positive reinforcement

• negative reinforcement

• positive punishment