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BEHAVIOR THERAPY [7 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2023-01-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- behaviour therapy services director
1, record 1, English, behaviour%20therapy%20services%20director
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Key term(s)
- behavior therapy services director
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- directeur des services de thérapie comportementale
1, record 1, French, directeur%20des%20services%20de%20th%C3%A9rapie%20comportementale
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- directrice des services de thérapie comportementale 1, record 1, French, directrice%20des%20services%20de%20th%C3%A9rapie%20comportementale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2019-12-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dialectical behaviour therapy
1, record 2, English, dialectical%20behaviour%20therapy
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Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- DBT 2, record 2, English, DBT
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- dialectical behavior therapy 3, record 2, English, dialectical%20behavior%20therapy
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Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... an overview of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for families and adolescents. DBT was originally developed to treat chronically suicidal individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD), and it is now recognized as the gold standard psychological treatment for this population. In addition, research has shown that it is effective in treating a wide range of other disorders such as substance dependence, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and eating disorders. 4, record 2, English, - dialectical%20behaviour%20therapy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- thérapie comportementale dialectique
1, record 2, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20comportementale%20dialectique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- TCD 2, record 2, French, TCD
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- thérapie dialectique comportementale 3, record 2, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20dialectique%20comportementale
correct, feminine noun
- TDC 4, record 2, French, TDC
correct, feminine noun
- TDC 4, record 2, French, TDC
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La thérapie comportementale dialectique, une voie d’espoir pour traiter les troublesmentaux complexes [...] La TCD [thérapie comportementale dialectique] est un traitement ciblant [...] notamment le trouble de personnalité limite (TPL) avec des comportements auto-dommageables ou suicidaires. Le terme dialectique fait référence à cette thérapie qui cherche essentiellement à développer chez le patient une capacité de synthèse d’éléments contradictoires. 5, record 2, French, - th%C3%A9rapie%20comportementale%20dialectique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología clínica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- terapia dialéctica conductual
1, record 2, Spanish, terapia%20dial%C3%A9ctica%20conductual
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-10-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- behaviour therapy
1, record 3, English, behaviour%20therapy
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- behavior therapy 2, record 3, English, behavior%20therapy
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A form of psychotherapy employing conditioned response techniques. 3, record 3, English, - behaviour%20therapy
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Behavior therapy is based on the theory that emotional problems arise because the individual has either failed to learn effective responses or has acquired faulty behavior patterns. 3, record 3, English, - behaviour%20therapy
Record 3, Key term(s)
- behavioral therapy
- behavioural therapy
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- thérapie comportementale
1, record 3, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20comportementale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- thérapie de comportement 2, record 3, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20de%20comportement
correct, feminine noun
- thérapie du comportement 3, record 3, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20du%20comportement
correct, feminine noun
- thérapie behaviorale 4, record 3, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20behaviorale
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología clínica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- terapia conductual
1, record 3, Spanish, terapia%20conductual
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- terapia de comportamiento 2, record 3, Spanish, terapia%20de%20comportamiento
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-06-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cognitive behavior therapy
1, record 4, English, cognitive%20behavior%20therapy
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- cognitive behavioral therapy 2, record 4, English, cognitive%20behavioral%20therapy
- cognitive behavioral model 2, record 4, English, cognitive%20behavioral%20model
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The three main variants of cognitive behavior therapy are Ellis's rational emotive therapy (RET), Meichenbaum's self instructional training (SET), and Beck's cognitive therapy. All these therapies are broadly similar and all attempt to enable cognitive change, now frequently called cognitive restructuring. 1, record 4, English, - cognitive%20behavior%20therapy
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- modèle cognitiviste
1, record 4, French, mod%C3%A8le%20cognitiviste
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- thérapie cognitive du comportement 2, record 4, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20cognitive%20du%20comportement
feminine noun
- modèle cognitivo-comportemental 1, record 4, French, mod%C3%A8le%20cognitivo%2Dcomportemental
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le cognitivisme se présentait comme une nouvelle révolution capable d'élargir des thérapies comportementales, voire pour certains de faire sortir la psychologie de la "longue et ennuyeuse nuit du behaviorisme" (Bunge, 1980). 1, record 4, French, - mod%C3%A8le%20cognitiviste
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2009-08-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cognitive behavior therapy
1, record 5, English, cognitive%20behavior%20therapy
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- cognitive-behavioural therapy 2, record 5, English, cognitive%2Dbehavioural%20therapy
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- cognitive-behavioral therapy 2, record 5, English, cognitive%2Dbehavioral%20therapy
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- cognitive behavioural therapy 2, record 5, English, cognitive%20behavioural%20therapy
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- cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy 4, record 5, English, cognitive%2Dbehavioral%20psychotherapy
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Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A form of behavior therapy that tries to help people control anxiety and depression by teaching them more effective ways of interpreting and thinking about their experiences. 1, record 5, English, - cognitive%20behavior%20therapy
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A form of psychological treatment that attempts to change the thoughts or behaviours [which] help to maintain a psychological disorder. Examples of cognitive therapy techniques include cognitive restructuring, hypothesis testing, and coping self-statements. Behavioural strategies include exposure therapy, relaxation training, and a variety of other techniques. 2, record 5, English, - cognitive%20behavior%20therapy
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Related terms: cognitive-behavio(u)ral treatment, cognitive-behavioral intervention. "Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy": Source - PASCAL database. 4, record 5, English, - cognitive%20behavior%20therapy
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... literature on cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents ... Graded exposure and response prevention form the core of treatment; anxiety management training and OCD-specific family interventions may play an adjunctive role ... Conclusions: abundant clinical and emerging empirical evidence suggest that cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, along or in combination with pharmacotherapy, is an effective treatment for OCD ... Controlled studies have established manual-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is the first-line treatment of choice for bulimia nervosa ... [Source: PASCAL database]. 4, record 5, English, - cognitive%20behavior%20therapy
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
receptivity, responsiveness, to cognitive behavior therapy. 4, record 5, English, - cognitive%20behavior%20therapy
Record 5, Key term(s)
- cognitive behaviour therapy
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- thérapie cognitivo-comportementale
1, record 5, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20cognitivo%2Dcomportementale
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- TCC 1, record 5, French, TCC
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- thérapie comportementale et cognitive 1, record 5, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20comportementale%20et%20cognitive
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source : base de données PASCAL. Phraséologie connexe : techniques thérapeutiques cognitives et comportementales, approche cognitivo-comportementale. 1, record 5, French, - th%C3%A9rapie%20cognitivo%2Dcomportementale
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les thérapies cognitivo-comportementales (TCC) sont de plus en plus utilisées dans les traitements psychiatriques [Source : base de données PASCAL]. 1, record 5, French, - th%C3%A9rapie%20cognitivo%2Dcomportementale
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
appliquer une thérapie cognitivo-comportementale. 1, record 5, French, - th%C3%A9rapie%20cognitivo%2Dcomportementale
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología clínica
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- psicoterapia cognitivoconductual
1, record 5, Spanish, psicoterapia%20cognitivoconductual
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1985-11-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- rational behavior therapy 1, record 6, English, rational%20behavior%20therapy
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- thérapeutique rationnelle du comportement
1, record 6, French, th%C3%A9rapeutique%20rationnelle%20du%20comportement
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- thérapie rationnelle du comportement 2, record 6, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20rationnelle%20du%20comportement
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir Le Robert à l'article «thérapeutique». 2, record 6, French, - th%C3%A9rapeutique%20rationnelle%20du%20comportement
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1985-07-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Periodicals
- Human Behaviour
- Experimental Psychology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
1, record 7, English, Journal%20of%20Behavior%20Therapy%20and%20Experimental%20Psychiatry
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Titres de périodiques
- Comportement humain
- Psychologie expérimentale
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
1, record 7, French, Journal%20of%20Behavior%20Therapy%20and%20Experimental%20Psychiatry
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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