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SYMPTOME COMPORTEMENTAL [3 records]

Record 1 2024-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
CONT

Typical examples include, behavioural avoidance (avoiding certain situations or activities) ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
CONT

Noter tout ce qui augmente les probabilités que la personne présente le symptôme ou choisisse le comportement cible à nouveau, c'est-à-dire les facteurs qui amènent une réduction momentanée du malaise(p. ex. évitement comportemental tel que fuir la situation [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Nervous System
CONT

Responsive behaviours and reactive behaviours are terms commonly used to refer to actions, words or gestures presented by a person with dementia as a way of responding to something negative, frustrating or confusing in their social and physical environment. Some common examples of responsive behaviour include: aggression; agitation; wandering; restlessness; hallucinations; paranoia; making unexpected noises; becoming more withdrawn.

OBS

behavioural symptom; behavioral symptom: These designations are sometimes considered pejorative.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Un comportement réactif réfère à une réponse en geste, en actions ou en mots (ex. : errance, agitation, apathie) d’une personne qui a des atteintes cognitives face à son environnement social, personnel ou physique pour communiquer un besoin ou un sentiment d’inquiétude [...]

OBS

symptôme comportemental : Cette désignation est parfois considérée comme péjorative.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Criminal Psychology
  • Penal Administration
CONT

Cognitive-behavioral treatment has two components: cognitive restructuring and behavioral treatment. Cognitive restructuring is designed to change incorrect ways of thinking that cause distress, anxiety and fear [...] Behavioral treatment is based on the principle that prolonged exposure to anxiety-evoking situations leads to habituation or reduction in anxiety.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie criminelle
  • Administration pénitentiaire
CONT

Le traitement comportemental et le traitement comportemental cognitif (TCC) sont les formes qui, dans les expériments, ont démontré le plus nettement leur efficacité dans le traitement des troubles anxieux.

CONT

Traitement comportemental cognitif : Étant donné qu'une inquiétude excessive est le symptôme principal de l'anxiété, des approches cognitives ont été trouvées particulièrement utiles dans le traitement du TAG.

Spanish

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