1st Edition

Foundations of Behavioral Therapy

By Donald Levis Copyright 1970
274 Pages
by Routledge

276 Pages
by Routledge

262 Pages
by Routledge

The term "behavior therapy" is applied to many techniques and strategies, some theoretically based and some not, unified by a common goal: the application of learning principles to the treatment of psychopathology. Although treatment paradigms have changed, with the increased use of drug therapy, this classic volume provides important information about traditional treatments involving therapist... Read more
Preface ContributorsChapter 1 Behavioral Therapy: The Fourth Therapeutic Revolution? - Donald J. LevisChapter 2 Operant Procedures in Behavior Modifi cation with Children - Bradley Bucher and O. Ivar Lovaas Comment - Peter J. LangChapter 3 Token Economy as an Illustration of Operant Conditioning Procedures with the Aged, with Youth, and with Society - Leonard Krasner Comment - Thomas G. StampflChapter 4 Pavlovian Conditioning Approaches - Cyril M. Franks Comment - Julian B. RotterChapter 5 Stimulus Control, Response Control, and the Desensitization of Fear - Peter J. LangChapter 6 Implosive Therapy: An Emphasis on Covert Stimulations - Thomas G. Stampfl Comment - Leonard KrasnerChapter 7 Some Implications of a Social Learning Theory for the Practice of Psychotherapy - Julian B. Rotter Comment - O. Ivar LovaasChapter 8 Responses of a Nonclinician to Stimuli Provided by Behavioral Therapists - Judson S. BrownName index Subject index

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Donald Levis