automatic thoughts The self-critical or exaggerated negative self-statements that go through a person’s mind and are accepted as true by the person without testing their accuracy. cognitive restructuring A treatment technique that attempts to identify and modify negative or unrealistic thoughts or attributions. cognitive triad A person’s view of himor herself, of the world, and the future, whic...

For the past two hundred to three hundred years, science has played a major role in the development of western culture. Societies have capitulated to the demands of "progress" and have disregarded the costs as expedients to the industrial revolution (Etzioni, 1968, p. 208). Unfortunately, the costs have mounted quietly, and perhaps because the awareness has been so long delayed, there is a stro...

Nov 23, 2016 . She explained that her erotic preference consists in wearing diapers. After the completion of treatment, he enrolled into a military school. Hawkinson and Zamboni surveyed so called Adult Babies and Diaper Lovers via internet sites. impulsive behavior in an imaginative and potentially creative person . On our honeymoon, I discovered a package of adult diapers in an overnight bag ...

This article addresses training issues in behavior therapy. Methods and skills that are most important for affecting changes in client behavior are identified, and the progress that has been made in demonstrating that these skills can be taught effectively are reviewed. Among the skills discussed are the decision-making skills used to identify problems, to select appropriate interventions, and ...

The effectiveness of treatment methods on a person's ability to carry out occupational roles competently is of interest to occupational therapists. This case study demonstrated how play, as an occupational role of childhood and as a measure of competence, can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of occupational therapy that uses a sensory integrative approach. The positive changes in C.C.'s pl...

Behavior therapy is relevant not just to the needs of victims of terrorism, but also to the understanding and modification of psychological processes that lead to the perpetration of terrorist acts. A key process of this kind is prejudice. In this paper, human prejudice is defined as the objectification and dehumanization of people as a result of their participation in evaluative verbal categor...