Exam 27: Approaches to Behavior Therapy: Cognitive Restructuring; Self-Directed Coping Methods; and Mindfulness and Acceptance Procedures

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Give an example that illustrates how a person's self-statements (operant thinking)can function as CSs to elicit the respondent components of an emotion.(You might want to review Chapter 15.)

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Any appropriate example, such as a person thinking, "If I win a million dollar lottery, I will buy a condo on the ocean in Florida," which causes the respondent components of excitement such as increased heart rate, etc.

What are the three waves or generations of behavior therapy?

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The first wave: Behavioral Approaches to Therapy
The second wave: Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
The third wave: Therapeutic approaches based on behavior analysis that incorporate concepts of "mindfulness," "acceptance," and "values"

What is mindfulness as Buddhists and behavior therapists use the term?

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"Mindfulness" involves awareness, observation, and description of one's covert and overt behaviors, as they occur, in a non-judgmental way, as well as (in some cases)observation of the antecedents and consequences of those behaviors.

According to Beck, what causes problems for individuals with neuroses? Describe three examples.

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What are three differences between cognitive therapy and ACT?

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Briefly describe the three phases of ACT.

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What are the two major assumptions of cognitive therapy?

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Give an example that illustrates how a person's self-statements might exert rule-governed control over that person's behavior.(You might want to review Chapter 17.)

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Briefly explain one of the assumptions of the philosophy of dialectics.

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Does self-instructional training rely largely on contingency-shaped behavior or rule-governed behavior? Justify your choice.

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What are the three main phases of rational-emotive behavior therapy and who developed it?

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Describe the types of homework assignments Beck uses in his cognitive therapy.

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Stated simply, what do some cognitive therapists believe to be the cause of emotional and behavioral problems, and what is the primary focus of their approach to therapy?

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What is one explanation of why both self-instruction and problem-solving training might be effective therapeutic techniques?

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Briefly list the five steps of self-instructional training that Meichenbaum and others used with children.

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In a sentence each, outline the six steps of problem-solving therapy.

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Briefly describe the three steps that a therapist might follow in teaching a client to use thought-stopping to terminate distressing thoughts.

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From a behavioral point of view, summarize why cognitive restructuring techniques might be effective.

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Briefly describe the three phases of Meichenbaum's stress inoculation training.

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Discuss whether reputable behavior modifiers deny the existence and importance of thoughts and feelings.

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Exam 27: Approaches to Behavior Therapy: Cognitive Restructuring; Self-Directed Coping Methods; and Mindfulness and Acceptance Procedures

Give an example that illustrates how a person's self-statements (operant thinking)can function as CSs to elicit the respondent components of an emotion.(You might want to review Chapter 15.)

What are the three waves or generations of behavior therapy?

What is mindfulness as Buddhists and behavior therapists use the term?

According to Beck, what causes problems for individuals with neuroses? Describe three examples.

What are three differences between cognitive therapy and ACT?

Briefly describe the three phases of ACT.

What are the two major assumptions of cognitive therapy?

Give an example that illustrates how a person's self-statements might exert rule-governed control over that person's behavior.(You might want to review Chapter 17.)

Briefly explain one of the assumptions of the philosophy of dialectics.

Does self-instructional training rely largely on contingency-shaped behavior or rule-governed behavior? Justify your choice.

What are the three main phases of rational-emotive behavior therapy and who developed it?

Describe the types of homework assignments Beck uses in his cognitive therapy.

Stated simply, what do some cognitive therapists believe to be the cause of emotional and behavioral problems, and what is the primary focus of their approach to therapy?

What is one explanation of why both self-instruction and problem-solving training might be effective therapeutic techniques?

Briefly list the five steps of self-instructional training that Meichenbaum and others used with children.

In a sentence each, outline the six steps of problem-solving therapy.

Briefly describe the three steps that a therapist might follow in teaching a client to use thought-stopping to terminate distressing thoughts.

From a behavioral point of view, summarize why cognitive restructuring techniques might be effective.

Briefly describe the three phases of Meichenbaum's stress inoculation training.

Discuss whether reputable behavior modifiers deny the existence and importance of thoughts and feelings.

Introduction

Areas of Application: an Overview

Respondent Classical, Pavlovian Conditioning of Reflexive Behavior

Increasing a Behavior With Positive Reinforcement

Increasing Behavior With Conditioned Reinforcement

Decreasing a Behavior With Operant Extinction

Getting a New Behavior to Occur With Shaping

Developing Behavioral Persistence With Schedules of Reinforcement

Responding at the Right Time and Place: Stimulus Discrimination and Stimulus Generalization

Changing the Stimulus Control of a Behavior With Fading

Getting a New Sequence of Behaviors to Occur With Behavior Chaining

Differential Reinforcement Procedures to Decrease Behavior

Decreasing Behavior With Punishment

Establishing Behavior by Escape and Avoidance Conditioning

Respondent and Operant Conditioning Together

Transferring Behavior to New Settings and Making It Last: Generality of Behavior Change

Antecedent Control: Rules and Goals

Antecedent Control: Modeling, Guidance, and Situational Inducement

Antecedent Control: Motivation

Behavioral Assessment: Initial Considerations

Direct Behavioral Assessment: What to Record and How

Doing Behavior Modification Research

Functional Assessment of Problem Behavior

Planning, Applying, and Evaluating a Behavioral Program

Token Economies

Helping an Individual to Develop Self-Control

Psychological Disorders Treated by Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies

Giving It All Some Perspective: a Brief History

Ethical Issues

Shaping and Schedules of Reinforcement: A Comprehensive Guide

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