Progress in Behavior Modification

Contributors

Contents of Previous Volumes

Research on the Education of Autistic Children

I. Introduction

II. Recent Advances in Treatment

III. Future Directions

IV. Summary

References

Behavioral Approaches to Drug Abuses

I. Introduction

II. Behavioral Model of Drug Abuse

III. Operant Conditioning Therapies

IV. Respondent Conditioning Therapies

V. Assessment and Training of Prosocial Skills

VI. Issues in Drug Abuse Treatment Evaluation

VII. Summary of the Behavioral Approach to Drug Abuse

References

Behavior Therapy and Community Living Skills

I. Introduction

II. Preliminary Steps to Program Development

III. Task Analysis

IV. Training

V. Evaluation Methods

VI. Recommendations

References

Behavior Modification in New Zealand

I. Introduction

II. Behavior Modification in School Settings

III. Behavior Modification with Parents

IV Behavior Modification of Psychiatric Disorders

V Behavior Modification in the Criminal Justice System

VI. Behavior Modification with the Mentally Retarded

VII. Conclusions

References

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity: Critical Treatment Parameters and Their Application in Applied Outcome Research

I. Overview and Introduction

II. Critical Parameters in the Choice and Maintenance of Successful Treatment

III. Behavioral Intervention

IV. Behavioral and Stimulant Treatment of Hyperactivity

V. Concluding Remarks and Future Directions

References

Nutritional Approaches to Behavior Modification

I. Introduction

II. Types of Approaches

III. Nutritional Approaches to Treatment

IV. Conclusions and Recommendations

References

Punishment: A Concept That is no Longer Necessary

I. The Objectionable Features of "Punishment"

II. The Distinction between Punishment and Negative Reinforcement and the Importance of Positive versus Negative Reinforcement

III. If Not Punishment, What? The Distinction between Punishment and Extinction

IV. Implications for Research

V. Conclusions

References

Index