Behavior Therapy VS. CBT
Similarities and differences of behavior therapy & CBT
Behavior Therapy
- Operant conditioning (positive/negative reinforcement)
- Progressive muscle relaxation (meditation, deep breathing, etc.)
- Systematic desensitization
- In vivo exposure (live exposure to anxiety-evoking event)
- In vivo flooding (intense and prolonged exposure to anxiety-producing stimuli)
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (assessment and preparation, imaginal flooding, and cognitive restructuring)
- Social skills training (develop and achieve skills in interpersonal competence)
According to Corey (2013) some of the functions behavioral clinicians preform are as follows:
- The therapist works to understand why and how behaviors occur in the client
- Clinicians use evidence based strategies
- Clinicians evaluate the progress towards the goals throughout treatment
- The clinician conducts follow-up assessments to determine the durability of changes over time
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
According to Corey (2013) the function of the therapist is the following:
- To show clients how they have incorporated irrational absolute "shoulds", "oughts", and "musts"
- demonstrate how clients are keeping their emotional disturbances active by continuing to think illogical and unrealistic
- Help the client modify their thinking and minimize their irrational ideas
- Challenge the clients to develop a rational philosophy of life
These are important to make sure the client is able to accept themselves and bring attention to how their thinking may be sabotaging them. This awareness allows the individual to begin and work towards positive change.
Similarities and Differences of Behavior Therapy and CBT
As far as similarities both therapies support a goal-orientated treatment, the therapist seeks to empower the client, work step-by-step to achieve goals, client and therapist work together, and the client and therapist develop goals together (About Psychological Treatment, 2016). These are all important to both forms of therapy. The focus is on the patient and allowing them to work towards reaching the goals which are important to their treatment.
Using Together and Separately for Treatment
Best Approach for Procrastination
References
About psychological treatment. (2016). Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. Retrieved from http://www.abct.org/Help/?m=mFindHelp&fa=WhatIsCBTpublic