Contemporary Issues in Behavior Therapy

Improving the Human Condition

  • Joseph R. Cautela
  • Waris Ishaq
Book

Part of the Applied Clinical Psychology book series (NSSB)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xv
    PDF

  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction
      Joseph R. Cautela
      Pages 1-6

  3. Behavioral Medicine

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 7-7
      PDF
    2. Medical Nonadherence
      Carl D. Cheney
      Pages 9-21
    3. Covert Conditioning in Behavioral Medicine
      Lacey O. Corbett, Nancy J. Corbett
      Pages 23-43
    4. The Nature of Walking
      Jeffrey Kupfer
      Pages 45-68
    5. Treatment of Substance Abuse in Older Adults
      Daniel L. Segal, Vincent B. Van Hasselt, Michel Hersen, Christopher King
      Pages 69-85
    6. Behavior Analysis and HIV Prevention
      Grace Baron
      Pages 87-103
    7. Improving Eating Habits
      William M. Beneke, Jerry G. Vander Tuig
      Pages 105-121
    8. Memory Rehabilitation Techniques with Brain-Injured Individuals
      Brady J. Phelps, Carl D. Cheney
      Pages 123-133

  4. Education

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 135-135
      PDF
    2. Acting to Save Our Schools (1984–1994)
      R. Douglas Greer
      Pages 137-158
    3. A University for the Twenty-First Century
      E. A. Vargas
      Pages 159-188
    4. The Primacy of the Initial Learning Experience
      Jacob Azerrad
      Pages 189-204

  5. Developmental Disabilities

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 205-205
      PDF
    2. Improving the Human Condition through Communication Training in Autism
      Jennifer L. Twachtman
      Pages 207-231

  6. Social Issues

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 233-233
      PDF
    2. The Social Relevance of Applied Behavior Analysis and Psychological Intervention Strategies
      Waris Ishaq
      Pages 235-259
    3. From Aircrib to Walden Two
      Julie S. Vargas
      Pages 261-278
    4. Perspectives on the Problem of Poverty
      Jerome D. Ulman
      Pages 279-297

About this book

Introduction

Contemporary Issues in Behavior Therapy presents innovative approaches to various societal problems worldwide. Contributors explore issues from diverse areas such as behavioral medicine, education, developmental disability, poverty, problematic behavior, and developmental considerations (ie., early family experiences and aging process). The volume stimulates ideas for research, prevention, and treatment, as well as for managing other modern ills including homelessness, crime, and aggression.

Keywords

Training aggression compliance education intervention nature prevention psychological intervention rehabilitation social change therapy

Editors and affiliations

  • Joseph R. Cautela
    • 1
    • 2
  • Waris Ishaq
    • 3
    • 4
  1. 1.Behavior Therapy InstituteSudburyUSA
  2. 2.Harvard University Health ServicesCambridgeUSA
  3. 3.University of OregonEugeneUSA
  4. 4.Pacific Behavioral Sciences CenterEugeneUSA

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9826-5
  • Copyright Information Springer-Verlag US 1996
  • Publisher Name Springer, Boston, MA
  • eBook Packages Springer Book Archive
  • Print ISBN 978-1-4757-9828-9
  • Online ISBN 978-1-4757-9826-5
  • Series Print ISSN 0258-1221
  • About this book