TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
BEHAVIOR THERAPY
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Question
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Phil transfers what he learns in therapy to his everyday life and takes actual steps to confront his fear.
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Phil agrees to take up sky diving as a hobby.
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Phil has absolutely no fear of heights, which may be measured by his willingness to move to one of the topfloors of a skyscraper.
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Phil acknowledges his fear.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most widely-used therapy for anxiety disorders. Research has shown it to be effective in the treatment of panic disorder, phobias, social anxiety disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, among many other conditions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Behavioral therapy techniques use reinforcement, punishment, shaping, modeling, and related techniques to alter behavior. These methods have the benefit of being highly focused, which means they can produce fast and effective results.
Detailed explanation-3: -Behavior therapists believe that insight is not a necessary condition for behavior change to occur. Multimodal therapy does not fit well with the goals and aspirations of managed care. The basic therapeutic conditions stressed by person-centered therapists can be integrated into a behavioral framework.