behaviour therapy
A form of PSYCHOTHERAPY based on the
assumptions of BEHAVIOURISM and using behaviourist means
to eliminate undesirable behaviour. Its objective is therefore to
remove the overt symptoms of the patient's difficulties. See also
AVERSION THERAPY. Compare with CLIENT-CENTRED
THERAPY and PSYCHOANALYSIS.
assumptions of BEHAVIOURISM and using behaviourist means
to eliminate undesirable behaviour. Its objective is therefore to
remove the overt symptoms of the patient's difficulties. See also
AVERSION THERAPY. Compare with CLIENT-CENTRED
THERAPY and PSYCHOANALYSIS.