Module 71 Behavior, Cognitive, and Group Therapies

LEARNING TARGETS

• 71-1 Analyze how the basic assumption of behavior therapy differs from the assumptions of psychodynamic and humanistic therapies, and examine the techniques used in exposure therapies and aversive conditioning.
• 71-2 Describe the main premise of therapy based on operant conditioning principles, and contrast the views of its proponents and critics.
• 71-3 Discuss the goals and techniques of the cognitive therapies and of cognitive-behavioral therapy.
• 71-4 Discuss the aims and benefits of group and family therapies.