Understanding Behavior Disorders: A Contemporary Behavioral Perspective » (New Edition)

A relatively large portion of the population suffers from some behavior problem, be it their own or that of someone they love. Historically, the discipline of behavior analysis has been successful in using findings from basic research to create effective treatments for these problems. In fact, behavior analytic treatments have become the gold-standard in training those with autism and other developmental disabilities to communicate, engage in good social relations, and reduce self-injury. Although at the forefront of early treatment advances for depression, anxiety, attention deficits, etc., in the last thirty years, basic behavior analytic research has done little to advance the understanding and treatment of these problems. However, with the recent development of a workable behavior analytic theory of language and cognition (i.e., Relational Frame Theory, RFT) along with "third wave" behavioral interventions such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, behavioral activation, and Functional Analytic Psychotherapy, behavior analysis may again be ready to advance both the understanding and treatment of various psychiatric problems.

In this volume, Woods and Kanter present a contemporary behavioral model of behavior disorders that incorporates the findings of current RFT research. Experimentally testable and rich in possibilities for clinical work, this view of disordered behavior is an important milestone in clinical psychotherapy - an opportunity for behavioral clinicians to reintegrate their clinical practice with an experimental analysis of behavior.

Preface     X
Introduction to Understanding Behavior Disorders: A Contemporary Behavioral Perspective   Douglas W. Woods   Jonathan W. Kanter   Sara J. Landes   Amanda C. Adcock     11
An Introduction to Principles of Behavior   Claudia Drossel   Thomas J. Waltz   Steven C. Hayes     21
Applied Extensions of Behavior Principles: Applied Behavioral Concepts and Behavioral Theories   Steven C. Hayes   Akihiko Masuda   Chad Shenk   James E. Yadavaia   Jennifer Boulanger   Roger Vilardaga   Jennifer Plumb   Lindsay Fletcher   Kara Bunting   Michael Levin   Thomas J. Waltz   Mikaela J. Hildebrandt     47
From Normal Anxiety to Anxiety Disorders: An Experiential Avoidance Perspective   Georg H. Eifert   John P. Forsyth     81
A Functional Contextual Account of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder   Michael P. Twohig   Daniel J. Moran   Steven C. Hayes     117
A Contemporary Behavior Analytic Model of Trichotillomania   Chad T. Wetterneck   Douglas W. Woods     157
An Integrative Model of Depression Using Modern Behavioral Principles   Jonathan W. Kanter   Sara J. Landes   Andrew M.Busch   Laura C. Rusch   David E. Baruch   Rachel C. Manos     181
Psychotic Disorders   Patricia A. Bach     217
Addictive Behavior: An RFT-Enhanced Theory of Addiction   Kathleen M. Palm     237
Eating Disorders: A New Behavioral Perspective and Acceptance-Based Treatment Approach   Georg H. Eifert   Laurie A. Greco   Michelle Heffner   Ashleigh Louis     271
Personality Disorders   Scott T. Gaynor   Susan C. Baird     297
Sexual Disorders   Bryan Roche   Ethel Quayle     341
Clinical Behavior Analysis and Health Psychology Applications   Ann D. Branstetter   Christopher C. Cushing     369
A Behavioral Perspective on Adult Attachment Style, Intimacy, and Relationship Health   Abigail K. Mansfield   James V. Cordova     389
Implications of Verbal Processes for Childhood Disorders: Tourette's Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Autism   Michael P. Twohig   Steven C. Hayes   Nicholas M. Berens     417
Index     445