Terri goes to a therapist for treatment of her substance abuse problem. Her therapist immediately besings teaching her new skill
s and self-control strategies, focusing on new ways of behaving rather than on possible underlying mechanisms which may have led her to use drugs. Her therapist is most likely a _______ therapist.
The Behavioral Analytic Therapist provides behavioral therapy. This therapy monitors and modifies the patient's relationships with the environment in which he lives. This therapist works with positive reinforcements to change the behaviors that disrupt the patient's life, so the therapist is dedicated to teaching the patient new self-control skills and strategies, focusing on new forms of behavior, not on possible underlying mechanisms that may cause the patient to return to destructive behaviors.
This type of therapist is indicated for those who have anxiety, panic, social phobia, depression, addiction and learning problems.
