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Contemporary issues in behavior therapy : improving the human condition / edited by Joseph R. Cautela and Waris Ishaq.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Applied clinical psychologyPublisher: New York : Plenum Press, [1996]Copyright date: ©1996Description: xv, 447 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0306451689
  • 9780306451683
Other title:
  • Contemporary issues in behaviour therapy
  • Contemporary issues in behaviour therapy : Improving the human condition
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.89142 20
LOC classification:
  • RC489.B4 C673 1996
Contents:
1. Introduction / Joseph R. Cautela -- 2. Medical Nonadherence: A Behavior Analysis / Carl D. Cheney -- 3. Covert Conditioning in Behavioral Medicine: Strategies for Psycho-oncology / Lacey O. Corbett and Nancy J. Corbett -- 4. The Nature of Walking: A Foundation for the Experimental Analysis of Orientation and Mobility / Jeffrey Kupfer -- 5. Treatment of Substance Abuse in Older Adults / Daniel L. Segal, Vincent B. Van Hasselt, Michel Hersen and Christopher King -- 6. Behavior Analysis and HIV Prevention: A Call to Action / Grace Baron -- 7. Improving Eating Habits: A Stimulus-Control Approach to Lifestyle Change / William M. Beneke and Jerry G. Vander Tuig -- 8. Memory Rehabilitation Techniques with Brain-Injured Individuals / Brady J. Phelps and Carl D. Cheney -- 9. Acting to Save Our Schools (1984-1994) / R. Douglas Greer -- 10. A University for the Twenty-First Century / E. A. Vargas -- --
1. Introduction -- 2. Medical Nonadherence: A Behavior Analysis -- 3. Covert Conditioning in Behavioral Medicine: Strategies for Psycho-oncology -- 4. The Nature of Walking: A Foundation for the Experimental Analysis of Orientation and Mobility -- 5. Treatment of Substance Abuse in Older Adults -- 6. Behavior Analysis and HIV Prevention: A Call to Action -- 7. Improving Eating Habits: A Stimulus-Control Approach to Lifestyle Change -- 8. Memory Rehabilitation Techniques with Brain-Injured Individuals -- 9. Acting to Save Our Schools (1984-1994) -- 10. A University for the Twenty-First Century -- 11. The Primacy of the Initial Learning Experience: The Incredible Gift of Learning -- 12. Improving the Human Condition through Communication Training in Autism -- 13. The Social Relevance of Applied Behavior and Psychological Intervention Strategies -- 14. From Aircrib to Walden Two: B. F. Skinner and Cultural Design -- 15. Perspectives on the Problem of Poverty -- 16. Behavior Therapy-Generated Insight -- 17. Some Applications of Behavioral Principles to Sport and Exercise Enhancement -- 18. Training the Client to Be Empathetic -- 19. The Making of a Stable Family -- 20. Putting the Gold Back in the Golden Years -- 21. Wisdom as the Key to a Better World -- 22. Afterword -- About the Contributors -- Index.
Summary: "Contemporary Issues in Behavior Therapy presents innovative approaches to various societal problems worldwide. Contributors explore issues from diverse areas such as behavioral medicine, education, developmental disability, poverty, problematic behavior, and developmental considerations (ie., early family experiences and aging process). The volume stimulates ideas for research, prevention, and treatment, as well as for managing other modern ills including homelessness, crime, and aggression."--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Joseph R. Cautela -- 2. Medical Nonadherence: A Behavior Analysis / Carl D. Cheney -- 3. Covert Conditioning in Behavioral Medicine: Strategies for Psycho-oncology / Lacey O. Corbett and Nancy J. Corbett -- 4. The Nature of Walking: A Foundation for the Experimental Analysis of Orientation and Mobility / Jeffrey Kupfer -- 5. Treatment of Substance Abuse in Older Adults / Daniel L. Segal, Vincent B. Van Hasselt, Michel Hersen and Christopher King -- 6. Behavior Analysis and HIV Prevention: A Call to Action / Grace Baron -- 7. Improving Eating Habits: A Stimulus-Control Approach to Lifestyle Change / William M. Beneke and Jerry G. Vander Tuig -- 8. Memory Rehabilitation Techniques with Brain-Injured Individuals / Brady J. Phelps and Carl D. Cheney -- 9. Acting to Save Our Schools (1984-1994) / R. Douglas Greer -- 10. A University for the Twenty-First Century / E. A. Vargas -- --

1. Introduction -- 2. Medical Nonadherence: A Behavior Analysis -- 3. Covert Conditioning in Behavioral Medicine: Strategies for Psycho-oncology -- 4. The Nature of Walking: A Foundation for the Experimental Analysis of Orientation and Mobility -- 5. Treatment of Substance Abuse in Older Adults -- 6. Behavior Analysis and HIV Prevention: A Call to Action -- 7. Improving Eating Habits: A Stimulus-Control Approach to Lifestyle Change -- 8. Memory Rehabilitation Techniques with Brain-Injured Individuals -- 9. Acting to Save Our Schools (1984-1994) -- 10. A University for the Twenty-First Century -- 11. The Primacy of the Initial Learning Experience: The Incredible Gift of Learning -- 12. Improving the Human Condition through Communication Training in Autism -- 13. The Social Relevance of Applied Behavior and Psychological Intervention Strategies -- 14. From Aircrib to Walden Two: B. F. Skinner and Cultural Design -- 15. Perspectives on the Problem of Poverty -- 16. Behavior Therapy-Generated Insight -- 17. Some Applications of Behavioral Principles to Sport and Exercise Enhancement -- 18. Training the Client to Be Empathetic -- 19. The Making of a Stable Family -- 20. Putting the Gold Back in the Golden Years -- 21. Wisdom as the Key to a Better World -- 22. Afterword -- About the Contributors -- Index.

"Contemporary Issues in Behavior Therapy presents innovative approaches to various societal problems worldwide. Contributors explore issues from diverse areas such as behavioral medicine, education, developmental disability, poverty, problematic behavior, and developmental considerations (ie., early family experiences and aging process). The volume stimulates ideas for research, prevention, and treatment, as well as for managing other modern ills including homelessness, crime, and aggression."--Publisher description.

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