Contemporary Issues in Behavior Therapy

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

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.

• Training
• aggression
• compliance
• education
• intervention
• nature
• prevention
• psychological intervention
• rehabilitation
• social change
• therapy

• 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

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