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ADHD Children and Behavior Therapy, 2005.
A look at ADHD children and how behavior therapy is necessary with the use of medication.
3,541 words (approx. 14.2 pages), 13 sources, MLA, £ 68.95
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The paper explains as to what is meant by attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and how it affects children. The symptoms of the disorder are also discussed. Thereafter, the paper deals with the different aspects of the treatment for this disorder. In terms of the treatment, the paper emphasizes medications and behavior therapy and explains the important role played by both these approaches separately and in terms of a combined approach, as well, and finally ends with a concluding note.
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"Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, occasionally named as ADHD, is a continual state and the most usually detected behavioral disorder in children and adults. 3 to 5 percent of the school going children suffers from this disorder in a 6-month time frame. (Children's Mental Health Facts: Children and Adolescents with Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) ADHD affected children usually show problems in several spheres of operations as well as interpersonal communications with other children and adults, activities in school, and obedience with societal norms for the right behavior. (Nolan; Gadow; Sprafkin, 72) Even though several of these youths might not be securing top marks in educational institutions, a bulk of these possesses average or above-average aptitude. (Children's Mental Health Facts: Children and Adolescents with Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)"
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Gestalt Therapy and Behavior Therapy, 2006.
An analysis of Gestalt therapy and behavior therapy.
1,280 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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This paper reviews and analyzes Gestalt and behavior therapy. According to the paper, Gestalt therapy is a psychological system that stresses integration of body and mind factors by developing self-awareness and personal responsibility. The paper goes on to discuss behavior therapy, stating that there are several approaches to cognitive-behavioral therapy, including rational emotive behavior therapy, rational behavior therapy, rational living therapy, cognitive therapy and dialectic behavior therapy.
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"Therefore, the therapeutic process encourages the client to interact with the environment, as a group, as an individual, and on many different levels, with different techniques, from using battacca bats to whack furniture, to imaging and interacting with the image in their mind by conversing with it out loud. The techniques used in therapy vary as widely as the therapists and clients, from principles based on Holism, Field theory, figure formation, organismic, the concept of the Now and "unfinished business." The therapist dialogues with warmth and caring, yet remains "invisible," as the client is encouraged to interact with the field (environment). The client must think of him- or herself as an abstract area in a limitless "field," thus, therapy is "unpredictable," or follows moment to moment dictum. (Doermann, 2002)"
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, 2006.
An overview of cognitive behavior therapy, focusing on the roles of the therapist and patient and how it compares to other therapies used in psychology.
3,720 words (approx. 14.9 pages), 6 sources, £ 92.95
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This paper discusses cognitive behavioral therapy and the elements of its practice. It also explores the therapist and patient roles of cognitive behavioral therapy, and how it relates to other therapies currently used in psychology. Adlerian therapy, person centered therapy, existential therapy, Gestalt therapy, reality therapy, solution oriented brief therapy, multi-modal therapy, feminist therapy, and rational emotion behavior therapy are discussed and contrasted to traditional cognitive behavioral therapy. Through these comparisons a focus on the central characteristics of these therapies is evident, providing a framework for patients and professionals to determine which therapy would be most effective for the needs of particular patients.
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Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 2004.
A review of the article, "Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: Reflections on the Evolution of a Therapeutic Orientation", by M.R. Goldfried.
755 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 18.95
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This paper analyzes the article, "Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: Reflections on the Evolution of a Therapeutic Orientation" by M.R. Goldfried, which presents an account of the evolution of cognitive-behavior therapy over the past 35 years, since it began with the introduction of cognition into behavior therapy in the mid-1960s. It examines how, as cognitive-behavior therapists became more experienced clinically and recognized that clients did not always engage in clearly reportable internal dialogues, the schema construct was used to understand more about clients? implicit meaning structures. The distinction between cognitive-behavior therapy and cognitive therapy is discussed, and the importance of activating emotional experiencing in the clinical change-process is underscored.
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"Goldfried discusses many justifications for the addition of cognition in behavior therapy and even discusses situations of therapy sessions that institute them. Psychologists came to realize that patients might not have the capacity to store, encode, and retrieve information needed for participation in therapy with a clear ?internal dialogue?. Thus, establishing an information-processing model, called a ?schema?, helped therapists understand the problematic functioning of patients having difficulties such as inaccurate classification of events, selective attention, and so on. Goldfried goes on to define a schema as ?a cognitive representation of individuals? past experiences with other people, situations, and themselves, which helps them construe events within that particular aspect of their life?."
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Behavioral Therapy vs. Psychoanalysis, 2004.
An analysis of the differences between behavioral therapy and psychoanalysis.
1,709 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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This paper claims that, in comparison to psychoanalysis, behavior therapy focuses more on specific problems, such as anxiety symptoms, so treatment is often more compressed. The paper examines the goal of behavior therapy, to eliminate bad behaviors, or to develop adaptive coping behaviors. The paper explains that unlike psychoanalysis, behavior therapy has little regard for the unconscious processes underlying personality disorders. The paper describes the techniques used in behavior therapy, such as aversive conditioning, in which negative habits are paired with unpleasant stimuli and systematic desensitization, where a stimulus that causes anxiety and negative feelings is paired with a pleasant one.
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Introduction
The Two Types of Therapy
Freud
Skinner
Conclusion
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"Amazing advances have been made in the treatment of mental illness throughout the years (Merck, 2004). An understanding of what causes some mental health disorders has resulted in a greater sophistication in customizing treatment to the underlying basis of specific disorders. Thus, many mental health disorders can now be treated almost as successfully as physical disorders. Most treatment methods for mental health disorders are either categorized as somatic or psychotherapeutic (Merck, 2004). Somatic treatments include drug therapy and electroconvulsive therapy. Psychotherapeutic treatments include individual, group, or family and marital psychotherapy; behavior therapy techniques; and hypnotherapy. There are many others, as well."
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Traditional Psychoanalysis vs. Behavioral Family Therapy, 2002.
This paper compares two therapies that almost are as different as therapies can get: Traditional psychoanalysis and behavioral family therapy.
1,480 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 33.95
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This paper contrasts both traditional psychoanalysis and a newer tradition, behavioral family therapy and looks at their applicability in different situations. The author explains that psychoanalysis, developed by Freud, helps the client gain more awareness and understanding of their inner world including motivations. The author points out that behavioral family therapy, a melding of behavior therapy and family therapy, assumes that all behavior is learned, or conditioned, and can be unlearned and changed and that the family, viewed as a system, is the focus of this learning.
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Introduction
Description
Comparison
Depth/Insight
Focus on Family
Goals
Length of Therapy
Meaning Orientation
Conformity
Application to Different Situations
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"While they both emphasize family, they do so in very different ways. In psychoanalysis, the therapeutic arrangement is between the therapist and the individual. Family members are not brought into the therapeutic alliance. In family therapy, the family is the unit that works with the therapist. The family is not separated out, but placed at the center of the working process."
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Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, 2007.
A discussion of how rational emotive behavioral therapy works.
901 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 22.95
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The paper explains that rational emotive behavioral therapy is based on the idea that our thoughts or inner dialog is what affects our behavior. It focuses on our perceptions of our environment and experiences instead of our environment and experiences themselves. The paper discusses how the rational emotive behavioral therapy process can consist of two basic steps. Irrational thoughts are identified and then the client is instructed to begin replacing these thoughts with more rational, healthier thoughts. The paper concludes that rational emotive behavioral therapy is a step towards individuals taking responsibility for their own dysfunctions, providing them with a solid ground from which to work towards positive change.
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"This therapy was innovative at its conception because of its focus on internal as opposed to external locus. One of the most effective elements of this therapy is that it provided a much stronger feeling of control for the patient undergoing Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy because it allows them to believe that they have power over their dysfunction behavior by taking responsibility for the problems. Though the process is often extremely difficult, the concept is simple: If you have a problem, change your thinking about the problem and it will go away."
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Behavior Therapy, 2004.
An explanation of the more recent psychology treatment known as behavior therapy.
1,120 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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This paper begins by explaining that behavior therapy is dependent on the belief that a person?s psychology is learned and can, therefore, also be unlearned. The paper then looks at the major psychologists who used behavior therapy, including B.F. Skinner and Arnold Lazarus. The paper the looks at the key components of behavior therapy, the philosophy behind it, and the relationship between the counselor and patient.
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"The second key aspect of behavior therapy is based on the individual learning new behaviors. This learning behavior can take several forms. Systematic desensitization is where classical conditioning is used to change a person?s response to a stimulus. Operant conditioning uses reward and punishment to change behavior. The common feature regardless of how the new behaviors are learned is that they replace the learning that caused the unsuitable behavior, and in doing so, alter the behavior."
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Behaviour and Rational Therapy, 2003.
A comparison between Behaviour Therapy and Rational Emotive Therapy.
1,346 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 31.95
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This paper explains that Behaviour Therapy and Rational Emotive Therapy were developed around the middle of the 20th century. The paper begins by discussing Behaviour Therapy, which focusses on the client?s behaviour, it draws from classical and operant conditioning procedures and works to abolish maladaptive behaviours through replacing these with more adaptive ones. The paper then explains that Rational Emotive Therapy, on the other hand, moves to replace irrational beliefs that are causing distress or discomfort in the client?s life with more rational beliefs. These two therapies have both differences and similarities which are discussed further within this paper.
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"Behaviour Therapy was introduced into the psychological world during the 1950s to counter the criticisms of psychodynamic theories of this era. Designed to focus upon observable behaviour, Behaviour Therapy (BT) strayed from the focal point of unconscious mental processes in which psychodynamic theory was based and laid a different foundation (the belief that maladaptive behaviours become linked with certain stimuli through chance) that would be followed for years to come (Carlson, Buskist & Martin, 2000). BT drew from previous psychological works such as Pavlov?s classical conditioning and Skinner?s operant conditioning principles and by the 1970?s it became the preferred treatment approach to many presented psychological disorders."
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, 2007.
An examination of the theory and practice of cognitive behavior therapy.
4,823 words (approx. 19.3 pages), 20 sources, MLA, £ 85.95
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This paper discusses the background and current status of cognitive behavior therapy. It lists the challenges facing cognitive behavior therapy and discusses the need for this form of therapy to address these issues. The paper then describes three cognitive restructuring therapies and discusses how they are implemented in practice. It also discusses the theory and practice of the problem-solving therapies and the cognitive learning theory.
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Current Status
Theory
Methodology
Applications
Summary
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"If Cognitive Behaviour Therapy can effectively deal with these concerns, it will unquestionably develop into a key force within clinical psychology. Nevertheless, in spite of its recognition amongst several therapists, not all behaviourally oriented researchers are in favour of this form of therapy. For instance, Eysenck (1979), a staunch S-R theorist, cautioned that "Although cognitive theories seem fashionable at the moment among some behaviour therapists who should know better. . . being fashionable is not the same as being correct, or useful, or in line with the evidence." He indicated that "Cognitive theory, per contra, does not even exist as a 'theory' that could meaningfully be criticized or tested; it is an aspiration, born of mentalistic preconceptions, in search of hypotheses."
"Wolpe (1978, p. 442) stated that that, "Behaviour therapists have deliberately influenced their patients' thinking ever since formal behaviour therapy of the neuroses came into existence"; for this reason he believed that cognitive approaches to therapy had always been incorporated with the behavioural techniques. "Thought," wrote Wolpe, "obeys the same 'mechanistic' laws as motor or autonomic behaviour" (p. 438). The principles of conditioning are adequate to account for cognition, and overt behaviour is an adequate indicator of this conditioning."
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy, 2003.
An in-depth look at dialectical behavior therapy when dealing with borderline personality disorder (BPD).
3,932 words (approx. 15.7 pages), 31 sources, MLA, £ 74.95
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This paper discusses borderline personality disorder (BPD), a complex and severe psychopathology that is characterized by the presence of certain instabilities. According to the paper, the most commonly practiced interventions for the treatment of BPD are psychodynamic programs and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). The paper goes on to review DBT, which is based on dialectical philosophy and a biosocial theory of BPD.
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Mechanisms of Change in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Research Supporting DBT
The Effectiveness of DBT in Males Versus Females
DBT Intervention Development
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"The benefits of DBT experienced by individuals with BPD may be enhanced through accompanied administration of psychopharmaceutical medication. Soler et al. (2005) examined the combined effects that DBT and olanzapine have on psychiatric symptoms experienced by individuals with BPD. Results of the study showed that this combined treatment was associated with significant improvements in anxiety, depression and aggressive/impulsive behavior in comparison to a placebo group. The researchers suggested that this combination therapy of DBT and olanzapine acts to lower attrition rates and is an overall effective treatment for BPD (Soler et al., 2005). Other pharmaceuticals may not prove to be so beneficial. A study by Simpson et al. (2004) demonstrated that the addition of fluoxetine to an already effective DBT treatment program is not additionally beneficial."
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Radical Behavior Therapy, 2005.
Presens answers to two questions on Radical Behavior Therapy.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, £ 18.95
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Radical Behavior Therapy (RBT) in correctional settings involves a shift from past-focused approaches geared to finding the origins of criminality, often in adverse early experiences. This paper responds to two set questions involving the controversial subject of Radical Behavior Therapy as pioneered in prison populations.
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"Proponents of RBT for criminal populations emphasize modification of patients' behaviors and attitudes as an effective 'shortcut' in exercises making the offender aware of how his or her responses or actions do interfere with cooperative adjustment to settings, away from the correctional facility. For instance, the emphasis placed on Anger Management can, at least, help the offender to see how uncontrolled anger affects interactions with others, produces reactions unacceptable to others, or that endanger them, and that by learning methods of coping with the temper that other positive shifts can be expected."
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Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy, 2004.
An analysis of cognitive-behavioral family therapy, focusing on the theory and techniques in dealing with substance abuse.
2,205 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 47.95
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This paper evaluates the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral family therapy (CBFT) in its specific use to treat persons with substance abuse problems. The paper contends that cognitive-behavioral family therapy will prove to have relatively high success rates as compared with other treatment modalities. It reviews several studies that have not only researched its effectiveness with different populations, but that have also compared its overall success rates with other interventions. It also discusses these findings in an effort to reach conclusions about both the theory and the techniques of CBFT in dealing with substance abuse.
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"Cognitive-behavioral therapy, and, in particular, cognitive-behavioral family therapy (CBFT), is one of many interventions used to treat persons with substance abuse problems. Other interventions include twelve-step approaches; strictly behavioral therapies (such as the community reinforcement approach), and network therapy, which is a variety of family systems therapy (Keller, Galanter, & Weinberg, 1997). While some advocate the use of one particular form over another, others advocate a ?matching? approach that considers each substance abuser on an individual basis and devises a treatment plan accordingly, with whatever approach makes the most sense (e.g. Alcohol Research Documentation, 1997). Regardless of perspective, however, one thing is clear. A definitive treatment model for individuals addicted to alcohol and/or other substances has not yet been found, even when using the ?matching? approach."
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Behavior Therapy in Counseling, 2002.
An overview of the use of behavioral therapy in psychological counseling and it interaction with cognitive therapy.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, £ 36.95
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This paper will talk about the concept of behavioral therapy in psychological counseling, and will include a discussion about its historical foundations and its interactive therapeutic components. Reference will also be made to how this form of therapy works well when used in conjunction with cognitive therapy.
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