BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION CHAPTER 25
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION
Cognitive behaviour is a label for certain types of covert behaviours and behavioural change procedures
Examples of CBM
Helping Deon control his anger, helping Claire pay attention in class
DEFINING COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION
Cognitive behaviour modification procedures are used to help people change behaviours labelled as
cognitive
What is a Behavioural Definition of Cognitive Behaviour?
When people talk to themselves, solve problems, make plans, evaluate themselves, imagine specific
behaviours etc , work objectively to define these behaviours
The thought image, or self statement must be described clearly by the person engaging in the behaviour
Labels are NOT behavioural definitions
Behavioural excesses are undesirable cognitive behaviours that you want to decrease like paranoid
thoughts, suicidal thoughts, and low self confidence
Behavioural deficits are desirable cognitive behaviours that you seek to increase
What are the functions of cognitive behaviour?
Cognitive behaviour may be distressing to the person
Can function as discriminative stimuli for desirable behaviour
Self instructions are sometimes viewed as behavioural deficits that need to be increased
Cognitive behaviours may function as establishing operations that influence the power of consequences
to function as reinforcers or punishers, there may be reinforcing or punishing consequences depending
on if this behaviour
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION PROCEDURES
Cognitive restructuring serves to replace maladaptive cog beh with adaptive ones
Cognitive coping skills training teaches new cognitive behaviours used to promote other desirable
behaviours
Thought= cognitive behaviour: thinking, self statements, or talking to one-self @ the covert level