BEHAVIOUR THERAPY
Behaviour (behavioural) therapy is used by psychologists and psychiatrists to modify a patient's behaviour. In
its basic principle, a patient is taught by rewards that acceptable behaviour is better than unacceptable behaviour,
which may be punished by withholding a pleasure, or giving “time out” to the patient. It is a modification of the
“carrot and stick” technique traditionally used with donkeys. One of the most successful models is that promoted by
Triple P.
The technique can be applied in ways that vary in their sophistication to children, intelligent adults, subnormal
people, or to the confused elderly. It is vital that any reward be far more significant than the punishment.
See also TRIPLE P
BIRTH WEIGHT
The weight of a baby at birth varies with many factors including number of weeks of pregnancy (ie. is the baby
premature), the size of the parents, the racial background of the parents, smoking by the mother and illness in the
mother. The range of weights for the average Caucasian baby in developed nations is shown on the following
graph.
Behaviour (behavioural) therapy is used by psychologists and psychiatrists to modify a patient's behaviour. In
its basic principle, a patient is taught by rewards that acceptable behaviour is better than unacceptable behaviour,
which may be punished by withholding a pleasure, or giving “time out” to the patient. It is a modification of the
“carrot and stick” technique traditionally used with donkeys. One of the most successful models is that promoted by
Triple P.
The technique can be applied in ways that vary in their sophistication to children, intelligent adults, subnormal
people, or to the confused elderly. It is vital that any reward be far more significant than the punishment.
See also TRIPLE P
BIRTH WEIGHT
The weight of a baby at birth varies with many factors including number of weeks of pregnancy (ie. is the baby
premature), the size of the parents, the racial background of the parents, smoking by the mother and illness in the
mother. The range of weights for the average Caucasian baby in developed nations is shown on the following
graph.
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