Hersen / Eisler / Miller Progress in Behavior Modification

Volume 10
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-1910-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 260 Seiten, Web PDF

Progress in Behavior Modification, Volume 10 covers the developments in behavior modification. The book discusses the conceptual structure for the assessment of social skills; the statistics to evaluate measurement accuracy and treatment effects in single-subject research designs; and the behavioral treatment of obesity in children and adolescents. The text also describes social cueing processes; the therapeutic utility of abbreviated progressive relaxation; and social skills training for the job interview. The role and uses of psychopharmacological agents in behavior therapy are also considered. Psychologists, psychiatrists, and sociologists will find the book invaluable.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hersen, Michel

Eisler, Richard M.

Miller, Peter M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Progress in Behavior Modification;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;List of Contributors;10
6;Contents of Previous Volumes;12
7;Chapter 1. A Conceptual Structure for the Assessment of Social Skills;18
7.1;I. Introduction;18
7.2;II. A Utility × Generalizability Decision Approach to Assessment;21
7.3;III. Definition of Social Skills;24
7.4;IV. An Illustrative Analogy;27
7.5;V. Generalizability across Observers;30
7.6;VI. Item (Response) Generalizability;36
7.7;VII. Generalizability across Occasions;39
7.8;VIII. Generalizability across Settings;41
7.9;IX. Generalizability across Sources and Methods;45
7.10;X. Conclusions;49
7.11;References;50
8;Chapter 2. Statistics to Evaluate Measurement Accuracy and Treatment Effects in Single-Subject Research Designs;56
8.1;I. Measurement Accuracy (Reliability);57
8.2;II. Treatment Effects;69
8.3;References;94
9;Chapter 3. Behavioral Treatment of Obesity in Children and Adolescents;98
9.1;I. Scope of the Problem;99
9.2;II. Treatment of Childhood Obesity;104
9.3;III. Examining Assumptions;118
9.4;IV. Concluding Comments;120
9.5;References;123
10;Chapter 4. Social Cueing Processes;128
10.1;I. Introduction;128
10.2;II. Interpersonal Prompting;131
10.3;III. Social Influence Options;138
10.4;IV. Distraction and Self-Maintained Complaints;148
10.5;References;155
11;Chapter 5. The Therapeutic Utility of Abbreviated Progressive Relaxation: A Critical Review with Implications for Clinical Practice;164
11.1;I. Introduction;164
11.2;II. Abbreviated Progressive Relaxation;167
11.3;III. Critical Issues;179
11.4;IV. Conclusion;190
11.5;References;191
12;Chapter 6. Social Skills Training for the Job Interview: Review and Prospectus;200
12.1;I. Attempts to Isolate Key Interview Skills;201
12.2;II. Social Skills Training for the Interview;204
12.3;III. Outcome Research;204
12.4;IV. Between-Group Studies;204
12.5;V. Between-Group Studies: Evaluation;215
12.6;VI. Multiple-Baseline Demonstrations;216
12.7;VII. Multiple-Baseline Demonstrations: Evaluation;218
12.8;VIII. Conclusion;218
12.9;References;221
13;Chapter 7. The Role and Uses of Psychopharmacological Agents in Behavior Therapy;224
13.1;I. Introduction;224
13.2;II. Drug Classification and Pharmacokinetics;225
13.3;III. Hypnotics, Sedatives, and Minor Tranquilizers;226
13.4;IV. Neuroleptic (Antipsychotic) Drugs;233
13.5;V. Lithium Carbonate;240
13.6;VI. The Tricyclic Antidepressants;243
13.7;VII. Stimulants;248
13.8;VIII. Conclusion;252
13.9;References;253
14;Index;258