behavioral modification
Changing ingrained patterns
Behavioral modification is a set of techniques for changing behavior through reinforcement and conditioning—rewarding desired actions, discouraging unwanted ones.
The term appears in psychology, education, and parenting: The therapist recommended behavioral modification to address the child's aggression.
It can sound clinical or euphemistic when applied to punishment: The prison's behavioral modification program drew criticism from advocates.
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- negative reinforcementLearning via relief provision
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- time outTemporary stop in action
- reward systemMechanism reinforcing desired behaviors
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behavioral modificationpsychoanalysis
Treatment via unconscious exploration
talk therapy · depth psychology · Freudian analysis · cognitive therapy · introspection
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Treatment using pharmaceutical agents
psychopharmacology · medication management · organic growth · drug therapy · psychiatric medication
behavioral modificationradical acceptance
Fully embracing unchangeable circumstances
non-intervention · permissiveness · self-determination · anti-interventionism · autonomy
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