Behaviour Therapies

A behavioral therapy technique for phobia involves gradually exposing the patient to phobic stimuli in increasing order while maintaining a state of relaxation. This technique is based on which principle?

A therapist teaches a complex response by first teaching several similar responses that serve as steps toward it. Which learning process is being used?

Which procedure produces extinction of a learned behaviour in operant conditioning?

What is the essential operation in classical conditioning?

In classical conditioning, repeated presentation of the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus weakens the conditioned response. What is this process called?

A learner develops one response to a particular stimulus and a different response to another stimulus. Which learning process does this illustrate?

During classical conditioning, what property of the unconditioned stimulus allows it to establish a response to a paired, previously neutral stimulus?

In the strict definition given for human behaviour, what does verbal behaviour refer to?

Escape learning involves acquiring responses that terminate noxious stimulation. Which mechanism underlies this learning?

In operant conditioning, what defines a reinforcer?

How do learned responses in classical conditioning differ from responses in operant conditioning?

Which approach to assessing treatment efficacy is a stated principle of behaviour therapy?

Which view of symptoms is asserted by behaviour therapy?

A patient with chronic schizophrenia is being considered for a behavioural intervention. Which technique is specifically indicated?

A patient with obsessional symptoms is being considered for a specific behavioural intervention. Which technique is indicated?

Which statement correctly distinguishes reinforcement in operant conditioning from reinforcement in classical conditioning?

In which setting is behaviour therapy contraindicated?

Which principles provide the general basis for behaviour therapy?

Which description defines cognitive learning?

Which set of cognitive functions was reported to improve with yoga practice?

Which effect of meditation is proposed by transpersonal theorists?

Which psychological change was reported with yoga practice?

Which urinary parameter showed a decreasing trend with yogic exercises and pranayama?

Which paired change in skin resistance and brain electrical activity is hypothesized to occur during meditation?

Which paired change is associated with the hypothesized hypometabolic state produced by meditation?

Which plasma-related change has been reported in studies of yoga?

Which cardiovascular changes were reported in studies of full yogic practices?

Yama and Niayama are compared with which aspects of behavioural self-control procedures?

Which clinical presentation is a contraindication to behavioural therapy?

Which combination of psychotherapeutic modalities characterizes yogic approaches in Wolberg's appraisal?

Which group of behavioural methods is considered similar to Shavasana, Pranayama, and Samyama meditation?

Which condition is listed as an application of thermal biofeedback?

Which condition is listed as an application of EEG biofeedback?

Which pair of disorders is reported to show less effective results with meditation and yoga?

What does environmental feedback about the consequences of one's actions provide as an important component of learning?

Which condition is listed as an application of EMG biofeedback?

A person with inadequate personality possesses adequate social skills but fails to use them appropriately to achieve social goals. Which behavioural intervention is specifically described for this difficulty?

Which combination of outcomes has been reported with meditation and yoga in bronchial asthma?

Beyond postures, breathing exercises, and meditation, which components are explicitly included in yoga's cultural-religious framework?

Which field integrates behavioural and biomedical science knowledge and techniques for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation?