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The use of the Anxiety Meter (AM) is taught to clients to reduce anxiety. At first the AM is used as part of the self-control triad. It is then used alone to reduce anxiety. A rationale for the use of the AM is presented together with a description of the procedure. The AM is a self-control strategy for use in treating agoraphobia and panic reaction. A case example is also presented.
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Anxiety/therapy , Eidetic Imagery , Relaxation TherapyABSTRACT
Behavior therapists make frequent use of insight, but avoid the term because dynamic therapists have formulated it in terms of the unconscious. Insight does not necessarily imply belief in the existence of the "unconscious mind." Behavioral insight consists of making the client aware of the antecedents and consequences of target behavior. Case studies are presented in which behavioral insight was involved in therapeutic change. Implications of behavioral insight for behavior therapy are discussed.
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Awareness , Behavior Therapy/methods , Psychoanalytic Therapy/methods , Unconscious, Psychology , Adolescent , Adult , Defense Mechanisms , Desensitization, Psychologic/methods , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Phobic Disorders/psychology , Phobic Disorders/therapyABSTRACT
Branch (The Behavior Therapist 10, 79-84, 1987) and others have expressed interest in extending the behavior analytic framework into the realm of behavior therapy and private events. We point out that several imagery-based behavior therapy procedures such as systematic desensitization, implosive therapy, and covert conditioning were designed to be employed according to learning principles and that covert conditioning is specifically based on principles of operant conditioning. Since the covert conditioning model already combines the advantages of behavior analysis, behavior therapy, and imagery, covert conditioning, rather than cognitive therapy, should be considered by behavior analysts seeking ways to study and modify both private and public events.
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Behavior Therapy/methods , Cognitive Behavioral Therapy/methods , Conditioning, Operant , Humans , ImaginationSubject(s)
Behavior Therapy/methods , Fetishism, Psychiatric/therapy , Paraphilic Disorders/therapy , Adult , Humans , MaleSubject(s)
Behavior Therapy/methods , Conditioning, Operant , Pain Management , Adult , Child , Extinction, Psychological , Female , Humans , Imagination , Imitative Behavior , Male , Reinforcement, PsychologyABSTRACT
A concept of General Level of Reinforcement (GLR) is introduced. This concept is defined as the number, quality and duration of reinforcements per unit time. The assumptions of this theory are discussed. A crucial assumption is that the theory is related to psychological and physiological well-being. Ways to measure general level of reinforcement are described, and clinical implications presented. Methods to increase the level of reinforcement, such as covert reinforcement and the Self-Control Triad, are specified. Finally, suggestions for research are provided.
