PSYCH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 43: Operant Conditioning, Classical Conditioning, Token Economy

• School: UW
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 101
• Professor: Pickrell

Document Summary

Psych 101: intro to psych - lecture 43 - treatment of psychological disorders (continued): Gestalt therapy (frederick perls): thoughts into immediate awareness goal is to bring the client"s feelings, wishes, and. Focus on the role of irrational and self-defeating thought patterns. Therapists help clients discover and change problematic cognitions. Thought patterns are not unconscious, but they can be automatic and ingrained. Clients are introduced to commonly-held irrational beliefs. Homework assignments help clients analyze and change self-statements. Clients modify their belief system in ways that are enhancing self. Cognitive therapy (aaron beck): goal is to point out errors of thinking and logic. Help clients identify and reprogram automatic thoughts. Help clients realize that their thoughts cause their maladaptive emotional reactions. Maladaptive behaviors are not merely symptoms of underlying problems. Problem behaviors are learned in the same ways normal behaviors are. Maladaptive behaviors can be unlearned by applying classical conditioning, operant conditioning and modeling principles.