Scientific Method
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Other
100

What behavior(s) is/are the target for treatment?

Feeling anxious at home & when calling on prospective clients

Feeling inadequate in the presentation of herself and the company. 

Avoiding socializing outside of work.

100

How can behavioral therapists implement imaginal exposure?

Have Sharon imagine or write about situations or stimuli that induce anxiety and work on coping with said stimuli. 

100
What are the contingencies that behavior therapists could manage in Sharon's case?

Her lack of socialization, the external pressures applied by her profession, how long she works, etc. 


100

How can behavioral activation be used to help Sharon?

By adding more positives in her life, it may diminish her anxiety about being at home or on the phone with clients. One way is to increase the positive social interactions she has.

200

What empirical data can we collect on the target behavior?

Observable changes in how she acts in the therapy setting. 

200

How may a behavioral therapist implement in vivo exposure?

Have Sharon do in-person meetings/calls with prospective clients more often. 

Do you think that this would be feasible in the real-world? 

200

Could aversion therapy be used in Sharon's case?

Not likely, because the focus is to not stop her from doing calls, but alter her behavior to be less anxious. By implementing punishments, it may worsen her symptoms. 

200

What is observational learning/modeling? What are the types?

It is learning from watching others. 

Imitation and vicarious learning. 

300

What implementations can a behavioral therapist use to help correct the target behavior? 

Classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and behavioral consultation. 

300

How can a behavioral therapist know whether to implement gradual exposure vs flooding/implosion?

Based on what their baseline anxiety is for the stimulus. 

What do you think is more preferable in the case of Sharon?

300
What is an example of a token economy for Sharon's case?

A token or point system that Sharon would earn when she does not exhibit anxious behaviors when at home or on the phone with prospective clients. These then could be turned in to get items she wants such as food/snacks, accessories, games, etc. 

300

Behavioral consultation is what?

It is implementing a third party (indirect) to help alter behaviors. Usually for schools or jobs where the therapist cant be present but there are figures that are regularly and mange behaviors.

400

How can a behavioral therapist test how effective their intervention is for Sharon?

By collecting baseline data in the first meeting/consultation and comparing it to data collecting during/after treatment.

400

How can systematic desensitization and counterconditioning be used to treat Sharon?

Implement behaviors that would reduce her stress before/during phone calls with clients.

400

How would extinction be relevant to Sharon's case?

When at home, she was reinforced by close relationships with friends, family, and colleagues. However, when she was transferred, the reinforcement of her relationships was taken away, which decreased her frequency of socializing. 

400

What kind of conditioning did Ivan Pavlov do and why was it so important?

Pavlov's dogs and classical conditioning. 

500

If treatment does not work, what can a behavioral therapist do? 

Try a different treatment using another method of classical or operant conditioning. 

500

How may assertiveness training help Sharon? 

It could help her be more confident and feel less anxious when talking to prospective clients on the phone. By using modeling techniques, it could assist in her being more confident. 

Do you think with the information we have on Sharon, would this treatment actually be helpful in her case? 

500

How can shaping be used to help Sharon?

Start out with having her talk to one new person a week and slowly shape her into building a new social network to support her.

500

What is Thorndike's Law or Effect?

It is the principle that every behavior an organism does is to either receive reinforcement or avoid punishment.