Strength of this therapy is: Limitations in this therapy is:

 deals directly with symptoms.  just can deal with explicit behaviour only.
 there are be numerous techniques.  best demonstrated under controlled conditions only.
 supported by good research.  have to ignore the clients’ past histories.
 not considered development stages

General Behavioural Techniques:

View of human nature:
i. reinforcers- a event or a consequence that
increases the behaviour being repeated.  Concentration on behavioural processes-
Reinforcers can be positive or Open and observable behaviour
BEHAVIOUR THERAPY
negative. Positive reinforcers add something  All behaviour is adaptive and maladaptive
to increase behaviour, while negative (Burrhus Frederick  Learning can change maladaptive behaviour
reinforcers take something away. Skinner)  People gain new knowledge and behaviour
by observing people and events which
ii. shaping- a technique that uses positive 1904-1990
happen in their life without having any direct
reinforcement to gradually get a subject to consequences to themselves.
exhibit a desired behaviour.

iii. generalization- a display of behaviours in

environments outside where they were
originally learned Goals of this therapy is:

 good adjustments to life Role of a counsellor in this:

iv. maintenance- without depending on anyone
circumstances and
else for support and help, being consistent in  Actually, several roles will be depending on his or
achieve personal and
performing an action desired. her behavioural orientation and the client’s goal
professional objectives of
their life.  As a result, the client will learn or relearns about
v. extinction- elimination of a behaviour a specific way of behaving.
 more focus on modifying
because of a withdrawal of its reinforcement  In this process, the counsellor functions as a
or eliminating the client’s
maladaptive behaviours consultant, teacher, adviser, reinforcer, and
vi. punishment- presenting an aversive facilitator.
while helping them
stimulus to a situation to suppress or
acquire healthy and
eliminate a behaviour. an aversive stimulus
constructive ways of
is something that's unpleasant to an
acting.
individual but is presented to reduce the
occurrence of a behaviour.