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Contemporary Issues in Behavior Therapy

Improving the Human Condition

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  • © 1996

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Editors:
  1. Joseph R. Cautela

    1. Behavior Therapy Institute, Sudbury, USA
      Harvard University Health Services, Cambridge, USA

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  2. Waris Ishaq

    1. University of Oregon, Eugene, USA
      Pacific Behavioral Sciences Center, Eugene, USA

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series B: (NSSB)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Joseph R. Cautela
      Pages 1-6

  3. Behavioral Medicine

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Medical Nonadherence

      • Carl D. Cheney
      Pages 9-21

    3. Covert Conditioning in Behavioral Medicine

      • Lacey O. Corbett, Nancy J. Corbett
      Pages 23-43

    4. The Nature of Walking

      • Jeffrey Kupfer
      Pages 45-68

    5. Treatment of Substance Abuse in Older Adults

      • Daniel L. Segal, Vincent B. Van Hasselt, Michel Hersen, Christopher King
      Pages 69-85

    6. Behavior Analysis and HIV Prevention

      • Grace Baron
      Pages 87-103

    7. Improving Eating Habits

      • William M. Beneke, Jerry G. Vander Tuig
      Pages 105-121

    8. Memory Rehabilitation Techniques with Brain-Injured Individuals

      • Brady J. Phelps, Carl D. Cheney
      Pages 123-133

  4. Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
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    2. Acting to Save Our Schools (1984–1994)

      • R. Douglas Greer
      Pages 137-158

    3. A University for the Twenty-First Century

      • E. A. Vargas
      Pages 159-188

    4. The Primacy of the Initial Learning Experience

      • Jacob Azerrad
      Pages 189-204

  5. Developmental Disabilities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205
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    2. Improving the Human Condition through Communication Training in Autism

      • Jennifer L. Twachtman
      Pages 207-231

  6. Social Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 233-233
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    2. The Social Relevance of Applied Behavior Analysis and Psychological Intervention Strategies

      • Waris Ishaq
      Pages 235-259

    3. From Aircrib to Walden Two

      • Julie S. Vargas
      Pages 261-278

    4. Perspectives on the Problem of Poverty

      • Jerome D. Ulman
      Pages 279-297
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About this book

Contemporary Issues in Behavior Therapy presents innovative approaches to various societal problems worldwide. Contributors explore issues from diverse areas such as behavioral medicine, education, developmental disability, poverty, problematic behavior, and developmental considerations (ie., early family experiences and aging process). The volume stimulates ideas for research, prevention, and treatment, as well as for managing other modern ills including homelessness, crime, and aggression.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Behavior Therapy Institute, Sudbury, USA

    Joseph R. Cautela

  • Harvard University Health Services, Cambridge, USA

    Joseph R. Cautela

  • University of Oregon, Eugene, USA

    Waris Ishaq

  • Pacific Behavioral Sciences Center, Eugene, USA

    Waris Ishaq

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Contemporary Issues in Behavior Therapy

  • Book Subtitle: Improving the Human Condition

  • Editors: Joseph R. Cautela, Waris Ishaq

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series B:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9826-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-45168-3Published: 31 May 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-9828-9Published: 30 April 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-9826-5Published: 21 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0258-1221

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 447

  • Topics: Clinical Psychology, Sociology, general

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