Glossary B
Glossary B
Behavioral Marital Therapy (BMT) refers to a form of Couples therapy that applies principles of reinforcement to a couple's interactions. The major components of BMT include contingency contracting, support understanding techniques, and problem-solving techniques.
Behavioral Measures refers to the ways to study overt actions and observable, recordable reactions.
Behavioral Medicine refers to the application of principles of behavior therapy to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of medical disorders; applies to such areas as stress prevention and reduction, pediatric and adult patient management and compliance, pain control, and life-style modification. Biofeedback, relaxation training, behavior therapy, and hypnosis are important modalities.