Behavior Analysis and Risk-Benefits Analysis



Behavior Analysis and Risk-Benefits Analysis

Introduction

Behavior treatments have become quite popular in the recent days that work to mend the unwanted behavior of the individuals. There are many behavior therapies that aim to appraise the mental and behavioral status of the individuals. Many of the therapies are combined to focus on multiple areas like the physical as well as mental status of the person. The prime school of thought for behaviorism has been focused on the supposition that we tend to learn through while staying in our environment and taking its influence that is shown in our behavior. According to BACB Guidelines (2010), behavioral treatment or therapies aim to strengthen the positive and desirable behaviors while discouraging the negative ones or maladaptive ones. There are numerous techniques that are used in behavioral treatment and many of them have been based on the foundation of classical conditioning theories and operant conditioning. The evaluation of ethical presence is an imperative part of the entire treatment. The psychologists have to define their limitations and boundaries in order save them from legal actions and other sort of implications. The caregiver must never forget about the moral values that have to be observed in any case. If there is any need to violate the set rules, there has to be some concrete and effective justification. This treatment tends to appraise the individual deeply that may imply the psychologists to use any mean as to reach to the root causes. That is the point where ethics comes and has to be upholding no matter what conditions and situations the caregivers are exposed to. This paper aims to explore the involving implications to analyze the presence of risk and benefit in conducting behavioral treatment. However, ethics is the prime variable in the entire exploration.

Discussion

Behavioral Treatment

It is indeed a quite broad term to refer to either having psycho or behavioral analytical or a amalgamation of the above mentioned therapies. The broader aspect of the methodologies has their focus on only behavior or the thought process. The feelings are the prime cause of generating and founding several behaviors. According to Lerman (2012), the psychologists have to pay immense attention to certain learned behaviors and their relevant impact of environment on the behaviors. The ones who are professional practitioners are known as Behaviorists. The best part of the treatment is that it tends to evaluate the results in terms of measureable objectives. The therapy does not specifically work on one discrete method or technique but has a broad range of methodologies in order to treat the psychological issues of the individuals. It has been further divided into three areas; they are Applied Behavior Analysis or ABA, Cognitive Behavior Therapy or CBT and Social Learning Theory. There areas are distinguishable that each discipline focuses on to operate. Behaviorists or psychologists select certain therapy on the basis of attained history of the client (the patient). The historical facts help them to understand the nature of problematic behaviors ...