Progress in behavior modification. Volume 8 /

Progress in Behavior Modification, Volume 8 covers the developments in the study of behavior modification. The book discusses the conceptual issues and treatment interventions for obsessive-compulsives; the behavioral study of clinical phobias; and fear reduction techniques with children. The text a...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Hersen, Michel. (Editor); Eisler, Richard M. (Editor); Miller, Peter M. (Peter Michael), 1942- (Editor)
Published: Academic Press,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: 1979.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/0099037X/8
Summary: Progress in Behavior Modification, Volume 8 covers the developments in the study of behavior modification. The book discusses the conceptual issues and treatment interventions for obsessive-compulsives; the behavioral study of clinical phobias; and fear reduction techniques with children. The text also describes the behavioral treatments for marital discord; the behavioral treatment of headaches; and the behavioral assessment and treatment of clinical pain. The modification of academic performance in the grade school classroom is also considered. Psychologists, psychiatrists, sociologists, and.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xiii, 326 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781483219080
1483219089
Index Number: BF637
CLC: B848.4
Contents: Front Cover; Progress in Behavior Modification; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; CONTENTS OF PREVIOUS VOLUMES; CHAPTER 1. OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVES: CONCEPTUAL ISSUES AND TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS; I. DEFINITIONS; II. SYMPTOMATOLOGY AND CHARACTERISTICS; III. THEORETICAL FORMULATION; IV. BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVES; V. OTHER TREATMENT APPROACHES; VI. FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2. THE BEHAVIORAL STUDY OF CLINICAL PHOBIAS; I. INTRODUCTION; II. ETIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS; III. ASSESSMENT; IV. TREATMENT; V. CONCLUDING REMARKS; REFERENCES
Chapter 3. fear reduction techniques with childreni. introduction; ii. childhood fears and phobias; iii. theoretical considerations; iv. behavioral fear reduction techniques; v. toward an integrated treatment; references; chapter 4. behavioral treatments for marital discord: a critical appraisal; i. introduction; ii. behavioral models of relationship discord; iii. behavioral assessment of marital dysfunction; iv. efficacy of behavioral marital therapy: treatment strategies; v. overall summary; references; chapter 5. behavioral treatment of headaches; i. introduction
Ii. classification of headachesiii. brief description of pathophysiology and clinical features of headache categories of interest; iv. traditional medical treatment of headaches; v. bases for evaluation; vi. organization of the chapter; vii. large scale retrospective outcome studies; viii. conclusions; references; chapter 6. behavioral assessment and treatment of clinical pain: appraisal of current status; i. introduction; ii. a behavioral conceptualization of pain; iii. behavioral assessment of clinical pain; iv. behavioral treatment of clinical pain; v. conclusions and future trends