Review of Behaviour modification with offenders: A criminological symposium.

1980 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 506-506
Author(s):  
No authorship indicated
Keyword(s):  
Behaviour Modification

The ‘Psychology’ of Polygraph’: Engendering Differential Salience - Concerns and Caveats

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Friedo Herbig
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Human Behaviour ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Test Procedures ◽  
Behaviour Modification ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Governing Body ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Emotional Salience ◽  
Polygraph Examination

The ‘success’ of a polygraph examination is predicated on the establishment of differential or emotional salience (a ‘psychological set’) with an examinee. This, according to polygraph proponents, guarantees that an examinee will respond appropriately during the administration of the in-test (questioning) phase of the polygraph examination. However, polygraph procedure, as prescribed by its governing body, the American Polygraph Association (APA), is a static clinical Westernised process that does not make any provision for human multiplicity (culture/ethnicity, idiosyncrasies, level of education, language proficiency, ideologies, and so forth). Identical (one size fits all) test procedures are applied across the board – a highly controversial methodology. This article, instead of rigidly focusing on validity and reliability issues per se, explores the degree to which certain intentional and unintentional human behaviour modification strategies have the potential to counterbalance claimed polygraph rectitude from a metaphysical and discursive standpoint. The article exposes concerns (potential flaws) relating to polygraph theory in the context of the ‘psychological set’ and is intended to serve as a caveat regarding the unmitigated use thereof. 

Rapid Inpatient Treatment of Severe Female Sexual Dysfunction

1977 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Warwick Williams ◽  
Anthony Orsmond
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Inpatient Treatment ◽  
Female Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Behaviour Modification

A multi-faceted inpatient programme for overcoming severe female sexual dysfunction using behaviour modification techniques is described. The results obtained in a pilot study on 17 consecutive patients are presented.

Using psychopharmacology in the treatment of problem behaviours in dogs and cats

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Caroline Elizabeth Warnes
Keyword(s):  
Emotional States ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Behaviour Modification ◽  
Active Medication ◽  
Problem Behaviours ◽  
Fear And Anxiety ◽  
The Uk

Behaviourally-active medication can play an important role in improving the welfare of cats and dogs in both the short and longer term. Drugs can be used to reduce fear, anxiety and panic in the short term, such as to help noise-sensitive dogs cope better with events such as firework displays, or to help fearful dogs and cats cope better with visits to the vets or groomers. Drugs can also play an important role in longer-term reduction of negative emotional states, particularly fear and anxiety, as long as they are used in conjunction with a comprehensive behaviour modification plan. This article outlines some of the behaviourally-active drugs most commonly used to treat dogs and cats in the UK, as well as some of the considerations needed for using medication as part of behaviour modification in cats and dogs.

A systematic literature review of parenting behaviours exhibited by anxious people

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 170-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.E. Pape ◽  
M.P. Collins
Keyword(s):  
Parental Support ◽  
Child Anxiety ◽  
List Type ◽  
Behaviour Modification ◽  
Transgenerational Transmission ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Controlling Behaviour ◽  
And Control ◽  
Anxious Parenting ◽  
Parenting Behaviours

IntroductionResearch shows anxiety clustering within families: a greater proportion of children with anxious parents develop symptoms of anxiety than children with non-anxious parents. Anxious children often describe their parents as over-controlling and intrusive, lacking in affection and warmth, with reports of decreased parental support.Objectives(1)to identify if parenting behaviors differ between anxious and non-anxious parents,(2)to discuss if these differences in behaviors can contribute to transgenerational transmission of anxiety.AimsIdentifying whether behaviour modification could reduce familial transmission rates of anxiety.MethodA search of OvidSP Medline, Google Scholar, and PubMed was performed, covering 1999 to 2010. Search terms used were: parenting, parents, maternal, paternal, or parental; and anxiety, PTSD, OCD, panic disorder, or phobia. 14 Papers were identified.ResultsWhile most papers identified differences in parenting between anxious and control parents, the conclusions were variable. Two observed increased amounts of controlling behaviour, 5 a decrease in sensitivity, 1 witnessed exageration of behaviours, and 5 a decrease in granting of autonomy or increased protectiveness.ConclusionThe most supported differences in anxious parenting are less granting of autonomy, and lower levels of sensitivity. Whilst in isolation they cannot explain how anxiety is transmitted, and appear to be reciprocally related to child anxiety and temperament, they give grounds for further research. In particular this review identifies the need to study the above behavioral components in longitudinal studies, to observe causal effects between parent behavior and child anxiety.

A New Approach to Smoking Cessation

1987 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y T Kusumi
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Vagus Nerve ◽  
Acupuncture Treatment ◽  
Ear Acupuncture ◽  
Behaviour Modification ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Stop Smoking

518 chronic smokers received a new modality of stop-smoking therapy. The therapy consists of behaviour modification therapy and ear acupuncture treatment where microelectric stimuii are transmitted to the auricular branches of the vagus nerve in the ear. 308 patients (59.5%) stopped smoking completely. 84 patients 06.2%) reduced the number of cigarettes smoked. 126 patients (24.3%) did not respond to therapy. Since the reasons for smoking are complex, comprehensive psycho-logical and physiological approaches are more effective for stop-smoking therapy.

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