Exam 14: Behavior Therapy

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Sherrie is diagnosed with depression.She believes she is unlovable,cries several hours per day,consumes less calories,and thinks her symptoms will never end.In treatment,a behavior therapist is most likely to target

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Behavioral activation is based on the simple idea that

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Operant conditioning proposes that all human (and animal)actions are governed by _____.

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According to the behavioral approach,_____ essentially means "getting something good," and _____ essentially means "losing something good."

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According to behavior therapists,

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Exposure therapy and systematic desensitization are examples of _____ conditioning.

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_____,a treatment for phobias and other anxiety disorders,involves re-pairing a feared object with a new response that is incompatible with anxiety.

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The removal of an expected reinforcement that results in a decrease in the frequency of a behavior is known as _____.

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Thorndike's law of effect states that

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Which of the following behavior therapy techniques is primarily based on classical conditioning?

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Although they have been used for a variety of clinical issues,exposure therapy and systematic desensitization have been used primarily for the treatment of _____.

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Edward Lee Thorndike's law of effect provides the theoretical basis for _____.

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_____ refers to the removal of an expected reinforcement that results in a decrease in the frequency of the behavior.

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Behavior therapies

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The main goal of behavior therapy is

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"If you change the consequences of a behavior,the behavior will change." This statement best summarizes the rationale behind _____.

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Which of the following behavioral psychotherapy techniques is primarily based on operant conditioning?

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Describe the process of exposure therapy.What psychological problem is it usually used to treat? Include key elements or techniques used in this type of therapy.

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Thorndike is to _____ as Pavlov is to _____.

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Who is the creator of the law of effect?

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