Lesson 3: Treatment
Behavioural Therapy
Proponents of this form of therapy believe that all behaviours are learned and that people are products of the environment in which they live. The focus is on current behaviour, not past behaviour, which is the result of defective learning. Patients need to model and reinforce functional behaviour with the help of a treatment plan that may include the following:
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- assertiveness training |
With behavioural therapy, both patient and therapist take active roles in the treatment plan. This type of therapy is commonly used with phobias, sexual dysfunction, stuttering, and depression.
