Behaviour

Question 1

What are Behaviour philosophies?

Answer 1

• Behavior is product of learning
• Both product & producer of the environment
• Contemporary: branched out in many directions, incl. mindfulness & acceptance approaches

Question 2

What are Behaviour key concepts?

Answer 2

• Focus on overt behaviour, precision in specifying treatment goals, development of treatment plans & objective evaluation of outcomes
• Based on principles of learning theory
• Normal behaviour learned thru reinforcement & imitation
• Abnormal behaviour is result of faulty learning

Question 3

What are Behaviour goals?

Answer 3

• Eliminate maladaptive behaviours & learn effective behaviours
• Identify factors that influence behaviour & find out what can be done about problematic behaviour
• Encourage clients to take active & collaborative role in setting treatment goals and evaluating how well goals are met

Question 4

What is the Behaviour therapeutic relationship like?

Answer 4

• Therapist is active & directive and functions as teacher/mentor to help clients learn effective behaviour
• Clients must be active in process & experiment w/ new behaviours
• Quality relationship not sufficient to bring change, but essential for implementing behavioural procedures

Question 5

What are Behaviour techniques?

Answer 5

Main techniques:
- reinforcement
- shaping
- modeling
- systematic desensitisation
- relaxation methods
- flooding
- eye movement & desensitisation reprocessing
- social skills training
- self-management programs
- mindfulness & acceptance method
- behavioural rehearsal
- coaching

• Questions concentrate on “what”, “how” & “when”
• Contracts & homework assignments used