Behavior modification

<p>Behavior modification is a treatment approach that uses <a href="/facts/Respondent_conditioning/ddtohoz3">respondent</a> and <a href="/facts/Operant_conditioning/8TqfQQGq">operant conditioning</a> to change behavior. Based on <a href="/facts/Methodological_behaviorism/8DHljqrh">methodological behaviorism</a>, overt behavior is modified with (antecedent) <a href="/facts/Stimulus_control/SrFGBFMw">stimulus control</a> and consequences, including positive and negative <a href="/facts/Reinforcement/bn271VLa">reinforcement</a> contingencies to increase desirable behavior, as well as positive and negative <a href="/facts/Punishment/1eNwt547">punishment</a>, and <a href="/facts/Extinction_(psychology)/sKmrjKa8">extinction</a> to reduce problematic behavior.
</p><p>Contemporary applications of behavior modification include <a href="/facts/Applied_behavior_analysis/4wPnh8sV">applied behavior analysis</a> (ABA), behavior therapy, <a href="/facts/Exposure_therapy/sB8TYx97">exposure therapy</a>, and <a href="/facts/Cognitive-behavioral_therapy/LRALDkkU">cognitive-behavioral therapy</a>. Since the inception of behavior modification, significant and substantial advancements have been made to focus on the function of behavior, choice, cultural sensitivity, compassion, equity, and quality of life (QoL). Paradigm shifts have been made since the inception of behavior modification, and these changes are focused on the dignity of the individual receiving treatment, and found in today's graduate training programs.
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Behavior modification