Glossary B
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Behavior theory refers to an approach to understanding human activity which holds that behavior is determined by consequences it produces for the individual.
Behavior therapy refers to Psychological treatment used to help patients substitute desirable responses and behavior patterns for undesirable ones .It is a kind of psychotherapy used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, phobias, and other forms of mental disorder.
Behavior therapy groups refers to an approach in which patients with similar problems (e.g., depression, agoraphobia, pain) are treated as a group using standard behavioral or cognitive-behavioral methods . In Behavior therapy groups, little attention is generally given to group dynamics.
Behavior therapy is a type of psychotherapy that is based on the notion that depressed people experience too few rewards or reinforcements from their environment and focuses on and attempts to alter current behavior. However, underlying causes of the problem may not be addressed.
Behavioral approach refers to a view based on the assumption that human Behavior is determined mainly by what a person has learned in life, especially by rewards and punishments.
Behavioral Assessment refers to the evaluation of the child's thoughts, feelings , and behaviors in specific settings, based on which hypotheses are formulated about the Nature of the problem and what can be done about it.