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Author Fisher, Jane

Title A History of the Behavioral Therapies : Founders' Personal Histories
Published Oakland : New Harbinger Publications, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (681 pages)
Contents Table of Contents; Dedication; Preface; Participants in the Nevada Conference on the History of the Behavior Therapies; A History of the Behavioral Therapies; Historiography; References; The Importance of Case Studies to Methodology of Science; 1. Introduction: Historical Studies of Recent Science; 2. Two Approaches to Scientific Method, Rule-Based and Case-Based; 3. Case-based vs. Rule-based Problem Solving; 4. Various Difficulties; References; Notes; Joseph Wolpe: Challenger and Champion for Behavior Therapy; Joseph Wolpe's Intellectual Development
Developmental Milestones in Behavior TherapySignificant Publications; Object Lessons for the Future; References; B.F. Skinner's Contribution to Therapeutic Change: An Agency-less, Contingency Analysis; Intellectual Background; Discovery of the Operant: Selection by Consequences; Implications for Therapy -- Direct Manipulation of Consequences; Skinner's Analysis of Verbal Behavior, Covert Behavior, and Feelings; Influence of Skinner's Analysis of Verbal Behavior on Therapy; Lessons for the Future; Summary; References; Footnotes
Jacob Robert Kantor (1888-1984): Pioneer in the Development of Naturalistic Foundations for Behavior TherapyPrecis of Kantor's Life; Kantor's Approach to Psychological Science; A Summary of Kantor's System in Brief; Kantor's Influences Upon the Behavior Therapies; Interbehavioral Research; Summary and Conclusions; Postscript; References; Acknowledgments; Child Behavior Therapy: Early History; Introduction; Intellectual Biography; Important Developments in the Rise of Child Behavior Therapy; Lessons Learned for the Future of Child Behavior Therapy; Summary; References; Footnote
Studies in Behavior Therapy and Behavior Research Laboratory: June 1953-1965The Beginning; Project Name Selection; Operandum Design; Symptom Recorders; Reinforcer Search; Conjugate Reinforcers; Reinforcer Behavior Therapy; Social Reinforcers; Simultaneous Discrimination and Differentiation SIDAD; Free Operant Equation, COLAB and IS -- DID; Ten Year Data Histories; Seven Hour Drug Sessions; Coextensive Reflex Emission; Folly of Drug Screening; Lab Visitors; Research Trainees; Awards; Appliers Abandon Frequency; References
A Brief Personal Account of CT (Conditioning Therapy), BT (Behavior Therapy) and CBT (Cognitive-Behavior Therapy): Spanning Three ContinentsConditioning Therapy; Behavior Therapy; Cognitive-Behavior Therapy; References; Swimming Against the Mainstream: The Early Years in Chilly Waters; Multifaceted Applicability of Social Cognitive Theory; Guided Mastery Treatments; Self-Efficacy Theory; Self-Regulatory Mechanism; Self-Management Models with Social Utility; Macrosocial Applications; Concluding Remarks; References; The Rise of Cognitive Behavior Therapy; Biographical Introduction
Summary A unique resource for students, professionals, and fellow travelers interested in the phenomenon of behavioral therapy, this book presents the history of the behavioral therapies in the words of the individuals who made it happen
Notes Important Developments in the Rise of Cognitive Behavioral Therapies
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Subject Behavior therapy -- History -- Congresses
Behavior therapy
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
History
Form Electronic book
Author Hayes, Linda
Hayes, Steven
Henderson, Deborah
O'Donohue, William
ISBN 9781608825882
1608825884