What is Behaviour Modification?
Helping others change their behaviour – who wants to do that? Well, clinical psychologists, forensic psychologists, sports psychologists, counsellors, teachers, work supervisors, parents – and plenty of others. Behaviour Modification focuses on how to apply psychological principles to help others improve their positive behaviours and decrease their undesirable behaviours. Students develop and execute a plan to change actual behaviour in another person or in themselves.
TopicsThis unit covers methods of cognitive-behavioural assessment and therapy. The methods are used to help individuals develop adaptive behaviours, emotions, and cognitions. Among the treatment techniques covered are progressive-muscle relaxation training, reinforcement, shaping, extinction, modelling, role-playing, in vivo rehearsal, instruction, systematic desensitisation, cognitive restructuring, and self-control training. Students learn through reading assignments, class demonstrations and discussions, small group activities, and a major application project.
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