Theories of Behaviour Therapy : Exploring Behaviour Change (New ed)

Many new theoretical directions have emerged within behaviour therapy over the past 20 years.

This book explores theories of reciprocal inhibition, reinforcement, moral regulation, traumatic memory, learned alarms, bioinformation, self-control and self-efficacy, coercion, attribution, information processing and relapse prevention, as well as evolutionary, feminist, Marxist, dialectical and paradigmatic perspectives and the matching laws and two-factor fear theories.

It examines hypothesis-based interventions for clinical decision making, functional analytic psychotherapy and interbehavioural psychology.

For each theory, a recognized expert in the field presents a thorough description - including underlying assumptions, scope and structure, and specific assertions - and highlights important features.

The discussions cover evaluation of the theories, including how they stand up to "rival" theories, and examine clinical applications and implications.

O'Donohue and Krasner set the stage with an overview of what theory is in general and what role it plays in science, discussing infuential figures from Skinner to Laudan. "Theories of Behaviour Therapy" is a comprehensive and wide-ranging reference work for behaviour therapists and researchers.