Behavioral Activation (BA)

As a result, the usefulness of any therapy depends on the client, the therapist, and the nature of their relationship. In behavioral therapy based on operational unconditional or operant conditioning, it’s important for both the client and the therapist to reach a clear understanding about positive and negative behaviors and their rewards or consequences. Behavioral therapy seeks to change the behaviors associated with psychological problems using exposure treatments, such as systematic desensitization, implosion therapy, and flooding. What makes psychotherapy an effective treatment? 1) Support, is the success, regarding to a number of identifiable factors. The identifiable factors, are about people struggling with depression and self-doubt. (Psychotherapy may provide a welcome dose of acceptance, empathy, and encouragement). Many therapists, think carefully by providing support. The therapists first and foremost decision is before and when to tackle a task, of clients. 2). In Hope, to develop a communicable, visual sight, the light, towards at the end of the tunnel. The expectation, things will get better. 3) A New perspective, therapists will give their clients the opportunities and ability to recognize alternative solution(s) of the situation, circumstance at hand. 4). Motivation, (Therapists sometimes explain a client’s lack of response to treatment by saying that the client was not “ready to do the work.”), The patient, as a client must and willing get motivated. For the reasons, willing to put efforts and time, as measures require. Therapy, isn’t a passive process, it does get better. My closest friend, Kristy Rudolph. owns phobia’s and has a panic disorder, called. Agoraphobia, a very intense fear(s) of herself, being in a situation, being in a circumstance(s), from which, she won’t be capable, as able to escape. She, developed these fears, will occur, any given moment, fears of it happening, to

For my reflection paper, I chose to give my opinion on the NBB’s, short for “Neurological-Based Atypical Behaviors”. NBB is defined as a collection of deeds or the behavior of children that happen outside the usual boundaries of self control.

When people become depressed, they experience a lack of motivation and energy, which can result in them cutting back on activities, neglecting daily responsibilities and leaving decision-making to others (CCI 2003). Avoiding activities gives the person short-term relief, because they haven’t had to face up to their responsibilities. Unfortunately, long-term, the list piles up and instead of completing the tasks; they think about everything they haven’t done (CCI 2003). They start to feel overwhelmed and guilty that they are inactive, which worsens the depression. Reduced activity levels and behaviours are detrimental to a person’s wellbeing because they become even less motivated, more lethargic and miss out on positive experiences (CCI 2003). Behavioural Activation aims to break this cycle of negative reinforcement,

One such well-recognized study concluded that Behavioural Activation treatments was most effective for individuals with moderate to severe depression (Dimidjian et al., 2006). Another study by Mazzucchelli (2009) and colleagues also presented results showing that Behavioural activation was the most effective intervention for treating depression in adults. Therefore, BA is the most appropriate intervention for the individual shown in the video. Case conceptualization is an important aspect of BA, in which the therapist and client collaboratively explore all the factors which may be helping the client maintain his depressive symptoms. In the video, the therapist presented a diagram formulated during a previous session, and asked the client if there was anything he wanted to change, this example shows how flexible, adaptable and acceptable the rationale is, and this is one of the many strengths of BA (Kanter, Puspitasari, Santos, & Nagy,

Like anything else Behavior Therapy does have its strengths and weakness. One of it strength is the ownership the client is given, at the onset of therapy goals are established and clients are encourage to be active in the therapeutic process, by developing a plan of action. This allows the clients to have a vested interest in deciding with the goals of their therapy will be. (Corey, 2013, p. 278). Behavioral therapy is also one of the few therapies that place an emphasis on research, this has made the behavior therapy method one of the most effective in the treatment of a number of behavioral illness. Because research is consider to be a basic aspect of this approach and therapeutic techniques are continually refined (Corey, 2013, p. 277) cognitive behavioral procedures are currently the best treatment strategies available for depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social phobia and eating disorders (Corey, 2013, pp. 278-279).

Imagine the feelings of emptiness in life, and the feeling of nothing matters anymore. Countless people feel this way every day due to a mental illness called depression. Depression is defined and meets criteria when a person experiences deep sadness, insomnia, feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest in nearly all activities (Beck, 2008). In that regard, an appropriate short-term intervention option for depressed clients would be behavioral activation (BA) treatment. This paper will explore the BA treatment on depressed clients, the effectiveness of BA treatment through the use of empirical research, ethical/legal issues, and the role of a social worker in the application of the intervention. The sooner clients get treated, the better.

Discrepancies in Activated Brain Regions. While there are many overlaps in the cognitive processes involved in both mental rotation and sign language, resulting in similar brain activation patterns, many researchers still dispute over which cortical regions are activated during these tasks. For example, while many studies have reported right parietal cortex activation during mental rotation (Lane et al., 2011; Harris et al., 2000), Alivisatos and Petrides (1997) reported activation of the left posterior-superior parietal cortex during mental rotation tasks proportional to the angle discrepancy between the two rotated objects. In addition, contradicting the results of these studies suggesting lateralization of spatial abilities, Carpenter et

Higgins’ punishments were in the form of endless repetitions of certain phonological features. She was also denied food as a punishment. He also used derision and rude manners with her to mark the

Behavior Modification, a psychological theory of human behavior. It evolved from the application of experimentally derived principles of learning to the modification of problem behaviors. The theory is based on a psychological model of human behavior that rejects the psychoanalytic or quasi-disease model of mental illness. Approaches to behavior modification assume that abnormal behavior is acquired and maintained in the same manner as normal behavior and can be changed directly through the application of social-learning principles. Assessment procedures focus on describing how an individual behaves, thinks, and feels in specific situations. Treatment methods are derived from the theories and findings of

One strategy is through understanding the cognitive mechanisms underlying the effectiveness of behavioral treatments, which can ultimately be used to develop cognitive enhancement-based interventions to supplement standard behavioral therapies.

Acceleration and deceleration of target behaviors are central to behavior therapy. Acceleration a behavior is to make a behavior occur more frequently or intensely, whereas decelerating a behavior is to decrease the frequently or intensity of a behavior. By employing methods that serve to either accelerate or decelerate a behavior, an individual can overcome acting out maladaptive or undesirable behaviors and promote the occurrence of adaptive or desirable behaviors. Acceleration behavior therapy employs two general mechanisms to accelerate target behaviors; stimulus control and reinforcement. Although these two distinct methods of accelerating target behaviors work to accomplish the same goal (i.e., increasing the frequency of the

Behavioural activation is one of the alternative treatments being used to help those in minority and lower socioeconomic groups. It allows for a flexible plan based on the unique needs of each individual with the goal of disrupting negative behavior patterns and replacing them with healthy coping

Behavioral interventions can include educating the patient on organization and increased focus, and help decrease problematic behaviors. This type of treatment can be used in conjunction with medication and is beneficial in that it can help the patient continuously through their life. Behavioral therapy is not used exclusively for the patient and there is also education for the parents as well. Teaching the parents and family members’ skills on how to effectively communicate may help to improve family life. Teachers also play an important role in the child life and could also benefit from learning these skills. Teachers can help the student accomplish their school tasks by giving them positive reinforcement when they finish a task (Clay, 2013).

This paper will explore two alternative methods of behavioral therapies that do not involve PE and evaluate each treatment plan in terms of methodology and success rates.

The key concepts of behavior therapy are that it “is grounded on a scientific view of human behavior that accommodates a systematic and structured approach to counseling” (Corey, 2013, p. 250). The attention is focused on the behavior of the person. Behavior therapy is about giving control to the client to expand their freedom. “People have the capacity to choose how they will respond to external events in their environment” (Corey, 2013, p. 250).