Behavioural Therapy Approach
Behavioural therapy focuses on emphasizing desirable behaviours and getting away with unwanted or flawed ones. It is believed that behaviour can be shaped and learned through interaction with the environment. There are two main concepts of Behaviour Therapy and they are classical conditioning and operant conditioning (as cited in Cherry, 2016).
Classical Conditioning
Classical Conditioning associates learning by pairing; to create a connection between an unconditioned stimulus that already brings about a particular response (i.e. salivation) with a new (conditioned) stimulus, so that the new stimulus brings about the same response (as cited in McLeod, 2013).
For a classical conditioning to work, a neutral stimulus …show more content…
We tend to make a connection between a certain behaviour and a consequence be it a reinforcement or a punishment. These can be applied to either increase or decrease in the recurrence of a behaviour.
Behaviours followed by reinforcement are more likely to take place again in the future and there are two types of reinforcement: positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement. Positive reinforcements work by presenting something pleasant to the client as a result of accepted behaviour. For instance, receiving praises for a job well done, compliments by the bosses and rewards for achieving a certain target. As for negative reinforces, it is to remove something unpleasant from the client as a result of accepted behaviour. For instance, Mary does not need to do wash the dishes when she scores ‘As’ for her exams. The act of not doing the dishes is the unpleasantness that is removed for her scoring …show more content…
In this procedure, we train the client to relax through a prescribed breathing exercise and Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR), a deep muscle relaxation technique. PMR covers most parts of the body; eyes, mouth, chin, shoulder, chest, arms and legs. It is advisable to do together with the client as a form of demonstration at the beginning and with repetition of sessions, it helps our client to feel more comfortable doing it. This process is very critical as our client is required to have a relaxed state of mind in order to work against anxiety which is to follow in the next part. Client are not to move to step 2 if they have not learned how to attain a relaxed state of
Behavioural therapy focuses on emphasizing desirable behaviours and getting away with unwanted or flawed ones. It is believed that behaviour can be shaped and learned through interaction with the environment. There are two main concepts of Behaviour Therapy and they are classical conditioning and operant conditioning (as cited in Cherry, 2016).
Classical Conditioning
Classical Conditioning associates learning by pairing; to create a connection between an unconditioned stimulus that already brings about a particular response (i.e. salivation) with a new (conditioned) stimulus, so that the new stimulus brings about the same response (as cited in McLeod, 2013).
For a classical conditioning to work, a neutral stimulus …show more content…
We tend to make a connection between a certain behaviour and a consequence be it a reinforcement or a punishment. These can be applied to either increase or decrease in the recurrence of a behaviour.
Behaviours followed by reinforcement are more likely to take place again in the future and there are two types of reinforcement: positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement. Positive reinforcements work by presenting something pleasant to the client as a result of accepted behaviour. For instance, receiving praises for a job well done, compliments by the bosses and rewards for achieving a certain target. As for negative reinforces, it is to remove something unpleasant from the client as a result of accepted behaviour. For instance, Mary does not need to do wash the dishes when she scores ‘As’ for her exams. The act of not doing the dishes is the unpleasantness that is removed for her scoring …show more content…
In this procedure, we train the client to relax through a prescribed breathing exercise and Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR), a deep muscle relaxation technique. PMR covers most parts of the body; eyes, mouth, chin, shoulder, chest, arms and legs. It is advisable to do together with the client as a form of demonstration at the beginning and with repetition of sessions, it helps our client to feel more comfortable doing it. This process is very critical as our client is required to have a relaxed state of mind in order to work against anxiety which is to follow in the next part. Client are not to move to step 2 if they have not learned how to attain a relaxed state of