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When dealing with primary prevention interventions, behavioral-community practitioners can select classical conditioning, operant, modeling, or cognitive restructuring strategies either to (1) prevent the onset of specific disorders; (2) ensure that children from high-risk populations do not succumb to disorders; (3) strengthen competences to enable people to better withstand life stresses; or (4) help individuals cope with major transitions (Glenwick & Jason, 1980; Jason, 1980). Primary preventive interventions might also focus on using activist or consultative tactics to stimulate the formation of both formal or informal support groups in the community (Gottlieb, in press).
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Matese, F., Shorr, S.I., Jason, L.A. (1982). Behavioral and Community Interventions during Transition to Parenthood. In: Jeger, A.M., Slotnick, R.S. (eds) Community Mental Health and Behavioral-Ecology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3356-2_17
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