Blocking Avoidance and Escape Responses: Relations With Clinically Relevant Behaviors

The current study aims to evaluate the possible effects of interrupting problematic clinically relevant behaviors on the percentage of these responses and of clinical improvement-related responses. Two clients were treated with Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP), alternating two conditions (ABA...

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Autores: Popovitz, Juliana Maria Bubna, Silveira, Jocelaine Martins da
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto. Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/138188
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.usp.br/paideia/article/view/138188
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:acompañamiento terapéutico
terapia cognitiva-conductista
intervención psicoterapéutica
therapeutic accompaniment
cognitive behavioral therapy
psychotherapeutic intervention
acompanhamento terapêutico
terapia cognitivo-comportamental
intervenção terapêutica
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Sumario:The current study aims to evaluate the possible effects of interrupting problematic clinically relevant behaviors on the percentage of these responses and of clinical improvement-related responses. Two clients were treated with Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP), alternating two conditions (ABAB). On condition A, procedures to the therapist consisted of responding to the clinical improvement responses, and to description of outside of therapeutic setting behaviors, but therapists were advised to ignore problem behaviors emitted in session. During condition B, therapists followed the same procedures, but they were oriented to block (interrupt) problematic responses emitted in session. Results suggest increase in the percentage of problem behaviors during condition B. Results are discussed, highlighting the viability of planning the contingent response the therapist emits to clinically relevant behaviors.