PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 27-28: Vaginismus, Nicotine, Smoking Cessation
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Behaviour mod emerged from the 1950s and 60s when behaviourally oriented therapists began to treat clients. Practitioners of this new approach used treatments based on behaviour principles behaviour therapists. Initial focus of behaviour therapy was the treatment of clients with fear and anxiety, but soon used to treat variety of clinical probs (anxiety disorders, Ocd, stress-related probs, depression, marital probs, sexual dysfunction) Association for advancement of behaviour therapy (aabt) established in. Cognitive therapy appeared in 1960s and 70s. Similarities bw goals and procedures of cog and behavioral therapy cognitive behaviour therapy/modification. Aabt renamed to association for behavioural and cognitive therapies (abct) Pros of behaviour and cognitive therapies believe that the criterion for judging the effectiveness of any treatment i the amount of measureable improvement that occurs in the client"s behaviour. Behaviour therapy and cognitive therapy followed by 3rd wave/gen of behaviour therapy: 3rd gen doesn"t try to change client"s cognitions directly but attempts to change their reactions to cognitions.
