
Conditioning Behavior and Psychiatry
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 12. October 2017
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-138-52098-1 (ISBN)
Description
Conditioning is one of the core methods of psychiatry. It is a behavioral method, with a stimulus-response constellation. The stimulus itself can be measured, changed, and combined, and the responses can be measured qualitatively and quantitatively. Conditioning uses the conditional reflex phenomenon. During the conditioning procedure, responses to certain stimuli are acquired where no responses existed previously. Over time behavioral conditioning expanded to include neurophysiological aspects and has been correlated with psychic manifestations. This comprehensive work deals with the conditioning method, covering fully its behavioral, neurophysiological, and psychiatric aspects.The volume is divided into five parts. Part I summarizes present-day knowledge on the neurophysiology of conditioning. Part II sets out the historical sequence in the correlation between psychopathology and pathological brain functions. Part III describes the best-known conditioning techniques applied in human testing, particularly those which are applicable for diagnostic purposes, is discussed. Part IV is concerned with clinical applications of the method and discusses the findings and the implications that it has for psychopathology and therapy or, in general, for psychiatry. Part V contains a critical evaluation of the matter presented, followed by a bibliography and index."Conditioning Behavior and Psychiatry" describes the development of conditioning procedures since the concept was first introduced. It is primarily concerned with the analysis of elementary and complex behavioral observations, of neurophysiological and neuropathological discoveries as seen from the standpoint of psychiatric disorders. The psychiatric view presented is, not purely the Pavlovian, but a modern approach to psychiatry stemming from a Pavlovian orientation.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
529 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-52098-1 (9781138520981)
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Conditioning Behavior and Psychiatry
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Content
One: From Overt Behavior to Neurophysiology; 1: Introduction and Historical Background; 2: Behavioral Observations; 3: Pavlov's Brain Model and Concepts; 4: The Neurophysiological Basis of Conditioning; Two: Pavlovian Psychiatry; 5: Pavlovian General Psychopathology; 6: Pavlovian Clinical Psychopathology; Three: From Animal Experiments to Human Test Procedures; 7: Conditioning Techniques; 8: Diagnostic Test Procedures; Four: Conditioning in Psychiatry; 9: General and Clinical Psychopathology; 10: Treatment in Psychiatry; Five: Critical Evaluation; 11: Critical Evaluation