ABCs of Human Behavior by Ramnero, Jonas -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Foreword Our Thanks Introduction. Building on Behaviorism: Cognitive/Behavioral Therapies, Behavioral Psychotherapy, and Functional Contextualism

Cognitive/Behavioral Therapies Behavioral Psychotherapy and Behavioral Psychology Our Journey to Writing This Book, or How Did We End Up Here? What Behavior Is A Functional Perspective: Our Clinical Starting Point Functional Contextualism Different Perspectives, Different Questions, Different Answers Influencing Behavior The Purpose of Our Perspective What Lies Ahead in This Book

Chapter 1. Topographical Aspects of Behavior

Formulating the Problem Naming Is Not Explaining Covert or Overt: Is It Just Behavior? The Medical Model And Thy Name Shall Be … Observing and Categorizing Behavioral Excesses and Deficits Observing Emotions: How Does It Feel? How Much Detail Do We Need? Hypothetical Constructs, or What About the Self-Confidence? Functional for Life

Chapter 2. Observing Behavior: When, Where, and How Much?

Monitoring Behavior Rating Scales for Behavior Evaluation Evaluation of Clinical Problems

Chapter 3. Knowing Your ABCs

Chapter 4. Learning by Association: Respondent Conditioning

Chapter 5. Learning by Consequences: Operant Conditioning

What Is Operant Conditioning? How Consequences Affect Behavior Reinforcement in Clinical Contexts Punishment: The Attenuation of Behavior Punishment in Clinical Contexts

Chapter 6. Operant Conditioning: Stimulus Control

Clinically Relevant Stimulus Control Rule-Governed Behavior

Chapter 7. Learning by Relational Framing: Language and Cognition

How We Relate: Languaging and Thinking Relational Responses Relational Framing Human Language and Psychopathology

Chapter 8. Applying Your ABCs

Analyzing Mirza’s Experiences Analyzing Leonard’s Experiences ABCs in Summary

Chapter 9. Functional Knowledge

Behavior Analysis: Focusing on the Functions of Behavior Behavior Analysis and Prioritization

Chapter 10. Dialogue Toward Change

Therapy Through Talking—and Its Dilemma Socializing the Client to the Therapy Model Choosing a Direction for Therapy The Use of Metaphors

Chapter 11. Principles and Practices

Respondent Conditioning Operant Conditioning Relational Framing Interaction

Chapter 12. Principles of Treatment: One

Providing an Environment Managing Contingencies Differentiating Reinforcers Progressing Toward Change by Influencing the Establishing Operations Using Contracts to Change the Context

Chapter 13. Principles of Treatment: Two

Generalization: The Alpha and Omega of Therapy Using Therapeutic Interaction Self-Observation as a General Skill Exposure Behavioral Activation Changing the Content of Thoughts Changing the Function of Thoughts

Afterword Suggested Reading References