FRHD 3150 Lecture 2: LECTURE 2
FRHD 3150
JAN 10
Behaviour
• Complex
o Addictions
• How a person reacts to the environment
• Ways in which an organism works
What is Behaviour
• Anything a person does or says
• Muscular, glandular, or electrical activity
• Martin and Pear
o Covert behaviour or cognitive behaviours
▪ Thoughts
• Phobias
• Attitude
▪ Feelings
Products of Behaviour
• Separate products of behaviour from behaviour
o Exercising: behaviour
o Losing weight: product of behaviour
Behavioural Labels
• Hardworking
• Depression
• Harmful labels
o Isolation purposes
o Living up to labels given to you
• Helpful labels
o Classifications
o Identification
Behavioural Assessment
• Collection and analysis of information and data in order to
o Identify and describe target behaviours
o Identify possible causes of behaviour
o Guide the selection of an appropriate behavioural treatment
o Evaluate thee treatment outcome
Behaviour Assessment and Modification as a Science
• Define problem in terms of a behaviour that can be measured
• Objective descriptions of behaviour
• Demonstrate that the behaviour changes as a result of your intervention
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