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Psychotherapy: Behavior Therapy Group Therapy
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Psychotherapy:
Behavior TherapyGroup Therapy
Presented by: Amber Shutter, Deidre
Miller, Karysa Caster
Psychotherapy Therapy used to treat psychological disorders, that focus on
changing faulty behaviors, thoughts, perceptions, and
emotions that may be associated with mental health disorders.
Two common forms of therapy are:
Behavior Therapy
Group Therapy
Behavioral Therapy
Behavior therapy has its roots in
animal learning models of over a
hundred years ago in the work of
Pavlov and Thorndike.
Classical Condition involves forming
associations between stimuli using
some techniques such as; flooding,
systematic desensitization, aversion
therapy
Operant conditioning focuses on how
reinforcement and punishment can be
utilized to either increase or decrease
the frequency of behavior such as,
contingency management, modeling,
extinction
Behavior TherapyN e e d t o k n o w
1) Phobias, panic disorders, and OCD are some of the conditions this
type of therapy is used to treat
2) Focuses on changing ineffective behavior patterns
3) Focuses on consequences of actions rather than peer pressure
4) Positive reinforcement is used to strengthen desired behaviors
such as praising or giving a treat for a positive or desired behavior
5) Negative reinforcement is used to decrease and eliminate
undesired behaviors such as ignoring negative behaviors or
removing privileges or desired items for negative behavior
Group Therapy
1) 2 or more people working in a group with 1 or more
therapists, to develop social interaction or share a common
goal or outcome
2) Groups can be educational, supportive, or self help related
3) Groups can be open; meaning anyone can participate or
closed; meaning only selected individuals may participate
4) Groups should have rules, a set structure and a set tone
5) Depression and Traumatic stress disorders are treated well
with group therapy.
Group TherapyNeed to know
Click icon to add picture1) Groups can help development
of social interaction and
socializing techniques
2) They provide an opportunity
to try new behaviors
3) They help provide the feeling
that they are part of
something and not alone
4) They allow for an opportunity
for feedback from the group
5) They prove alternate ways of
dealing with of looking at
problems
Evidence Based Practice
Family involvement and education is imperative for
successful psychotherapy.
There are several ways to involve family members
to get involved such as support groups and research
websites such as NAMI.
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