Behavior Therapy was develop by B.F. Skinner, he was considered to be the father of the behavioral approach of psychology, Skinner emphasizes his efforts on the effects of environment in behavior, and he believed that behaviors were a result of cause-and-effect between environmental conditions and behavior. In essence, Behavior Therapy is a method that centers primarily on learned behaviors, and on determinants of behavior, the goal of the therapist is to change that undesirable behavior. (Corey, 2013) This method can be very useful in helping clients struggling with anger because it starts by focusing on the displayed behavior of the individual. Behavior Therapy have four areas of development, classical conditioning, operant conditioning,
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This method is goal oriented, which helps the client see his progress, and help the clients better control his or her undesirable behavior, which in this case it is anger. Another advantage of Behavior therapy is that it can be tailored for each specific client and their specific needs. So for a client struggling with anger issues, his goals and methods will be different than someone who suffers from kleptomania, each treatment is tailored for each individual client, based on his or her …show more content…
The issue of anger can incapacitate a person, or can even cause harm for the client or those close to him, therefore it is important that the clients develop proper behavioral skills that will allow him or her to function properly with society. Eva L. Feindler assert the importance of learning proper behavioral skills: Skill deficits may be involved in dysfunctional anger in at east two different ways. For one, if an individual does not have requisite skills for major life roles (e.g., parent, partner, work supervisor) or tasks (e.g., handling criticism or disappointment), then he or she may experience frustration and anger in dealing with these roles or tasks. For another, the individual may not have positive skills for handling inevitable conflict, disagreement, and hassle. (Feindler,
This method is goal oriented, which helps the client see his progress, and help the clients better control his or her undesirable behavior, which in this case it is anger. Another advantage of Behavior therapy is that it can be tailored for each specific client and their specific needs. So for a client struggling with anger issues, his goals and methods will be different than someone who suffers from kleptomania, each treatment is tailored for each individual client, based on his or her …show more content…
The issue of anger can incapacitate a person, or can even cause harm for the client or those close to him, therefore it is important that the clients develop proper behavioral skills that will allow him or her to function properly with society. Eva L. Feindler assert the importance of learning proper behavioral skills: Skill deficits may be involved in dysfunctional anger in at east two different ways. For one, if an individual does not have requisite skills for major life roles (e.g., parent, partner, work supervisor) or tasks (e.g., handling criticism or disappointment), then he or she may experience frustration and anger in dealing with these roles or tasks. For another, the individual may not have positive skills for handling inevitable conflict, disagreement, and hassle. (Feindler,