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Behavior Therapy

By: Jerry L. Deffenbacher
In: Encyclopedia of Counseling
Edited by: Frederick T. L. Leong
Subject:General Counseling & Psychotherapy, Counseling Psychology
Keywords:assertiveness; assertiveness training; behavior therapy; clients; exposure and response prevention; reinforcement; relaxation

Behavior therapy does not assume that, at their core, humans are inherently positive or negative. Behavior therapy assumes that, within biological constraints, humans are complex learners. Sometimes rich repertoires of positive behaviors are learned. Sometimes excesses (e.g., ...

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  Deffenbacher, J. (2008). Behavior therapy. In F. T. Leong (Ed.), Encyclopedia of counseling (Vol. 1, pp. 471-476). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n152
  
  Deffenbacher, Jerry L. "Behavior Therapy." In Encyclopedia of Counseling, edited by Leong, Frederick T. L., 471-76. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n152.
  
  Deffenbacher, J. 2008. Behavior Therapy. In: Frederick T. Leong Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Counseling, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 471-476 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n152> [Accessed 6 May 2021].
  
  Deffenbacher, Jerry L. "Behavior Therapy." Encyclopedia of Counseling. Edited by Frederick T. Leong. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 471-76. SAGE Knowledge. 6 May 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n152.
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