PSYB45H3 Study Guide - Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Relaxation Technique, Systematic Desensitization
24 Jul 2011
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Components: identifying target behavior, stating how the target behaviors will be measured, stating when the behavior must be performed, identifying reinforcement/punishment contingency, identifying who will implement the contingency. Types of behavioral contracts: one-party (unilateral) contract one person seeks to change b and arranges reinforcement/punishment contingencies with a contract manager, who implements the contingencies used when person wants to increase desirable behaviors/decrease undesirable behaviors, two-party (bilateral) contracts. Parallel contract separate contingencies are established for each person"s target behavior. why do behavioral contracts work: behavioral consequences, public commitment, rule-governed behavior, establishing operations. Fear composed of operant and respondent behavior; person is afraid of a particular stimulus/stimulus condition. Procedures to reduce fear and anxiety: relaxation training. Person systematically tenses and relaxes each of the major muscle groups in the body. Person breathes deeply in a slow, rhythmic fashion. Produce relaxation by directing attention to neutral/pleasant stimulus to remove person"s attention from anxiety-producing stimulus.
