Behavior Therapy: From a Technology of Behavior Change to a Comprehensive Theory of Human Behavior

1992 ◽  
Vol 37 (8) ◽  
pp. 784-785
Author(s):  
Jean E. Dumas
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Human Behavior ◽  
Behavior Therapy ◽  
Comprehensive Theory

Science and Identity in Social Work

2019 ◽  
pp. 43-56
Author(s):  
John Brekke
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Human Behavior ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Disciplinary Identity ◽  
Problems In Living ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Multiple Levels ◽  
Definition Of

This chapter offers a definition of science that encompasses the interacting elements of theory, prediction, observation, and testing. The chapter also discusses disciplines and professions and their boundaries, capitalizing on the work of Abbott and Jacobs on interdisciplinarity. Disciplines are essential for science and learning, and interdisciplinarity is sometimes crucial to solving vexing problems in science—but “inter-” or “trans-” disciplinary work is only viable in the context of disciplines and disciplinary identity. A crucial linking construct in social work science is technology, which is the application of scientific knowledge to human life. In terms of identity, social work science has a dual focus on scientific understanding as well as on using and developing methods (technologies) for human behavior change on multiple levels. In many areas of society, the existence of scientific disciplines that merge with professions forms the nexus of understanding and technology for solving “problems in living.”

Contingencies Create Capabilities: Adjunctive Treatments in Dialectical Behavior Therapy That Reinforce Behavior Change

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Carmel ◽  
Katherine Anne Comtois ◽  
Melanie S. Harned ◽  
Rhea Holler ◽  
Lynn McFarr
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Behavior Therapy ◽  
Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Cognitive Processes Underlying the Behavior Change in Cognitive Behavior Therapy with Childhood Disorders: A Review of Experimental Evidence

1991 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martine B. Powell ◽  
Tian P. S. Oei
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Behavior Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Cognitive Behavior Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Models ◽  
Cognitive Behavior ◽  
Childhood Disorders

While Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) has been widely used for treatment of childhood disorders, the process underlying the success of CBT in this area is still unclear. This paper attempts to examine empirically the above issue, using the literature from 1974 to 1989 to see whether there is support for the underlying changes in cognitive processes that are assumed to mediate the therapy. The results show that while CBT is relatively effective in treating some childhood disorders, there is little empirical evidence to support the underlying cognitive models of childhood disorders.

scholarly journals Fostering collective effort toward ecosystem conservation

2019 ◽  
Vol 119 ◽  
pp. 00006
Author(s):  
Elise Amel ◽  
Christie Manning
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Human Behavior ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Individual Change ◽  
Social Barriers ◽  
Collective Effort ◽  
Informal Leaders

For human society to thrive amidst our changing environmental realities, we must alter our behavior. Individual change, while important, is unreliable due to cognitive and social barriers. An important nexus for the required transformation is at the collective level. Rather than encouraging individuals to engage in personal climate-friendly behavior, our efforts must focus on individuals changing their social networks, engaging in political change, and transforming the organizations in their community, such as corporations, NGOs, boards, and governments. Formal and informal leaders make daily decisions which influence the organizational structures that propel large-scale human behavior change. This scale of change is more in line with the scope needed to successfully persist into the future on this planet.

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