PSYCH-230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Systematic Desensitization, Behaviour Therapy
Document Summary
Behaviour therapy the systematic application of the principles of learning to treat psychological disorders. Systematic desensitization a behaviour therapy technique for overcoming phobias by means of exposure to progressively more fearful stimuli while one remains deeply relaxed. Gradual exposure a behaviour therapy technique for overcoming fears through direct exposure to increasingly fearful stimuli. Proved successful with a wide range of behavioural problems. Cognitive therapy helps clients identify and correct faulty cognitions (thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes) believed to underlie their emotional problems and maladaptive behaviour. Cognitive-behavioural therapy (cbt) a learning-based approach to therapy incorporating cognitive and behavioural techniques. Attempts to integrate therapeutic techniques that help individuals make changes not only in their overt behaviour but also in their underlying thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes. Draws on the assumption that thinking patterns and beliefs affect behaviour and that changes in these cognitions can produce desirable behavioural and emotional changes.
