Behavior therapy is a therapeutic approach that applies principles of learning to help individuals change undesirable behaviors.
Consider behavior therapy like updating your computer’s software to fix bugs or glitches - it helps modify or eliminate problematic behaviors (bugs) using various techniques (software updates).
Systematic Desensitization: A type of exposure therapy that involves gradually exposing patients to an anxiety-causing stimulus until they become desensitized to it.
Aversion Therapy: A form of psychological treatment where the patient is exposed to a stimulus while simultaneously being subjected to some form of discomfort with aim to create an aversion towards something harmful or undesirable.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT): A psycho-social intervention aiming at improving mental health which focuses on challenging and changing unhelpful cognitive distortions and behaviors.
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