Prompt

You are the psychiatry registrar. The consultant asks you to teach behavioural science using a 34-year-old with contamination OCD (handwashing 4 hours/day) and a 41-year-old with major depression who stays in bed to avoid failure. Cover: classical vs operant definitions; schedules; extinction/Bouton; inhibitory learning vs habituation; ERP and BA mechanisms; self-efficacy; exam traps.

Opening definitions

Classical conditioning: CS predicts US → CR. Operant: behaviour shaped by consequences (positive/negative reinforcement and punishment). Observational: modelling via attention, retention, reproduction, motivation; self-efficacy drives persistence under threat.^[1]

References8Show

[1]Bandura A Self-efficacy: toward a unifying theory of behavioral change Psychol Rev, 1977.PMID 847061
[2]Ferster CB A functional anlysis of depression Am Psychol, 1973.PMID 4753644
[3]Bouton ME Context, ambiguity, and unlearning: sources of relapse after behavioral extinction Biol Psychiatry, 2002.PMID 12437938
[5]Craske MG, Kircanski K, Zelikowsky M, et al. Optimizing inhibitory learning during exposure therapy Behav Res Ther, 2008.PMID 18005936
[6]Craske MG, Treanor M, Conway CC, et al. Maximizing exposure therapy: an inhibitory learning approach Behav Res Ther, 2014.PMID 24864005
[7]Dimidjian S, Hollon SD, Dobson KS, et al. Randomized trial of behavioral activation, cognitive therapy, and antidepressant medication in the acute treatment of adults with major depression J Consult Clin Psychol, 2006.PMID 16881773
[15]Foa EB, McLean CP The Efficacy of Exposure Therapy for Anxiety-Related Disorders and Its Underlying Mechanisms: The Case of OCD and PTSD Annu Rev Clin Psychol, 2016.PMID 26565122
[18]Dimidjian S, Barrera M Jr, Martell C, et al. The origins and current status of behavioral activation treatments for depression Annu Rev Clin Psychol, 2011.PMID 21275642

Opening definitions

References8Show

[1]Bandura A Self-efficacy: toward a unifying theory of behavioral change Psychol Rev, 1977.PMID 847061
[2]Ferster CB A functional anlysis of depression Am Psychol, 1973.PMID 4753644
[3]Bouton ME Context, ambiguity, and unlearning: sources of relapse after behavioral extinction Biol Psychiatry, 2002.PMID 12437938
[5]Craske MG, Kircanski K, Zelikowsky M, et al. Optimizing inhibitory learning during exposure therapy Behav Res Ther, 2008.PMID 18005936
[6]Craske MG, Treanor M, Conway CC, et al. Maximizing exposure therapy: an inhibitory learning approach Behav Res Ther, 2014.PMID 24864005
[7]Dimidjian S, Hollon SD, Dobson KS, et al. Randomized trial of behavioral activation, cognitive therapy, and antidepressant medication in the acute treatment of adults with major depression J Consult Clin Psychol, 2006.PMID 16881773
[15]Foa EB, McLean CP The Efficacy of Exposure Therapy for Anxiety-Related Disorders and Its Underlying Mechanisms: The Case of OCD and PTSD Annu Rev Clin Psychol, 2016.PMID 26565122
[18]Dimidjian S, Barrera M Jr, Martell C, et al. The origins and current status of behavioral activation treatments for depression Annu Rev Clin Psychol, 2011.PMID 21275642

Learning theory and behavioural science — structured clinical viva

Opening definitions

Learning theory and behavioural science — structured clinical viva

Opening definitions