Question

Explain any four techniques used in behaviour therapy.

Answer 1

The following are the four methods that behavior therapy uses:

1. Positive Reinforcement: Desired behaviors are more likely to occur when they are rewarded.
2. Exposure therapy: This method helps people manage their anxiety by gradually exposing them to their worries in a secure setting. Before moving on to viewing actual spiders, which would cause more fear, this may entail displaying images of them.
3. Aversion therapy: When a bad habit is associated with an unpleasant experience, it is avoided. To reduce cravings, a person trying to stop smoking could, for instance, picture the flavor of cigarettes.
4. Token economies: Positive change is encouraged by rewarding desired behaviours with tokens that may be swapped for privileges. Suppose kids receive tokens for good behaviour, which they can then exchange for playtime.