Behavioral Therapy: A Psychological Approach

According to Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (2007), "Behavioral therapy had its beginnings in the early 1900’s and became established as a psychological approach in the 1950s and 1960s." Many others had their hands in contributing to the development of the theory for behavioral therapy, and the approaches that are wildly used to aid the population at large. For example Ivan Pavlov (1849 – 1936) his hand in what is now behavioral therapy was accidental, but none the less a contribution through pair association (Seligman, 2006, cited in Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors, 2007, p. 3). John B. Watson (1878 – 1958) is known for his experiment with little Albert, but his contribution was behaviorism, where you learn through behaviors (McLeod, n.d.a, cited in Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors, 2007, p. 3). B.F. Skinner (1904 – 1958) contribution was operant reinforcement, where a behavior can increase due to a positive stimulant (reward), or decrease due to a negative stimulant (punishment) learning through consequences (Seligman, 2006, McLeod, n.d.a, cited in Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors, 2007, p. 3). The history of behavior therapy has a list of contributors, but to understand what it has developed into, and the beauty of the research which developed from the past contributor is amazing.
The poignant and stylistics of everyone within the household are held in part by guideline they possess individually. Acceptable personalities can and should be displayed to multiple household individuals in order to understand. For example: "rage is a feeling that is embraced, but assuming will not be accepted."None the less, alternative instruction can be the rivalry when introduced to another (Friedberg, 2006, p.