PSYB45H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Stimulus Control, Behaviorism
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Covert behaviours > cannot be easily seen by others. Behaviours can be measured by these ^ It is important to be precise when describing behaviours and behavioural problems. Ex. not saying, i do this too much . It is important to look at behaviour itself instead of labelling the individual. How to identify behavioural deficits > not enough of a behaviour. How to identify behavioural excesses > too much of a behaviour. The idea is not to label the person rather, the behaviour. Let"s look at the behaviour and how we can modify it. We need to be able to measure behaviour, by continuing to measure that behaviour we do an intervention, we know we made a difference by measuring the behaviour again. How are we going to alter the person"s environment to promote growth. Look into various factors that impact the current problematic behaviour. Changing your environment to promote what you want.
