Behavior Therapy

Definition: Behavior Therapy

Behavior Therapy

Noun

1. Psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior.

Specialty Definitions: Behavior Therapy

Domain	Definitions
Health	The application of modern theories of learning and conditioning in the treatment of behavior disorders. (references)
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Synonym: Behavior Therapy

Synonym: behavior modification (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Behavior Therapy

English words defined with "behavior therapy": desensitization procedure, desensitization technique ♦ flooding ♦ implosion therapy ♦ reciprocal inhibition, reciprocal-inhibition therapy ♦ systematic desinsitization ♦ token economy. (references)

Specialty definitions using "behavior therapy": child development specialist, clinical counselo, CLINICAL THERAPIST, Cognitive behavior therapy, Cognitive rehearsal, Cognitive Therapy ♦ Desensitization, Psychologic, development disability specialist ♦ infant educator ♦ parent trainer, PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN, psychologist, clinica ♦ Social pressure ♦ TEACHER, HOME THERAPY, Transactional Analysis. (references)

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Modern Usage: Behavior Therapy

Domain	Usage
Movie/TV Titles	Behavior Therapy for Homosexuality (1971)
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Commercial Usage: Behavior Therapy

Domain	Title
Books	Better, Deeper, and More Enduring Brief Therapy: The Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Approach (reference) Cognitive Behavior Therapy of DSM-IV Personality Disorders: Highly Effective Interventions for the Most Common Personality Disorders (reference) Problem-Solving Therapy: A Social Competence Approach to Clinical Intervention (Springer Series on Behavior Therapy and Behavioral Medicine) (reference) Rational Behavior Therapy (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Child & Family Behavior Therapy - Microfiche (reference) Journal Of Rational Emotive & Cognitive Behavior Therapy (reference) (more periodical examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Behavior Therapy

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Ideally, this diet should be associated with behavior therapy, group support, and nutritional counseling. (references)
		Consideration should be given to use of combined approaches, for example, low-calorie diets, behavior therapy, and drug therapy. (references)
		Cognitive-behavioral treatment has not been found to yield beneficial effects in children with ADHD. In contrast, clinical behavior therapy, parent training, and contingency management have produced beneficial effects. (references)
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Expression: Behavior Therapy

Expression using "behavior therapy": Cognitive behavior therapy. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Behavior Therapy

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
cognitive behavior therapy	109
behavior therapy	71
dialectical behavior therapy	66
rational emotive behavior therapy	21
advancement association behavior therapy	7
anxiety behavior therapy using	4
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Modern Translations: Behavior Therapy

Language		Translations for "behavior therapy"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Turkish		davranış terapisi (behaviour therapy). (various references)
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Anagrams: Behavior Therapy

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	Words within the letters "a-a-b-e-e-h-h-i-o-p-r-r-t-v-y"
	-4 letters: reprobative.
	-5 letters: arborvitae, reparative.
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