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behavioral model

behavioral model

a conceptualization of psychological disorders in terms of overt behavior patterns produced by learning and the influence of reinforcement contingencies. Treatment techniques, including systematic desensitization and modeling, focus on modifying ineffective or maladaptive patterns.

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