• ISBN13: 9788126940929
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Education & Psychology
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: February 12, 2025
• Pages: 282
• Original Price: INR 595.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 650 grams

Behaviour Therapy is based on the application of principles of learning to change human behaviour. In the last two decades, it has grown into a promising scientific discipline. This development is exemplified by extensive research and applications. The present book provides a unifying account of its contemporary developments, linking underlying theories with practice. This book is divided into three sections. In the first section, basic assumptions of behaviour therapy are examined and emerging trends such as radical behaviourism, cognitive behaviourism and systematic eclectism are dealt with in a systematic manner. In the second section, the techniques of behaviour therapy, their theoretical bases and applications have been illustrated with the help of empirical studies. The concluding section focuses on the contemporary issues of research and practice of behaviour therapy. Although primarily written for mental-health professionals working on behaviour therapy, this book serves as an informative reference for a wide range of readers, including practitioners in the field of clinical psychology, psychiatry. social work and related disciplines.

S. P. K. Jena is Senior Professor in the Department of Applied Psychology, University of Delhi, South Campus, New Delhi. He is a frained Clinical Psychologist, with an MPhil degree in Medical and Social Psychology from National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi. He was also the Editor of Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology and a recipient of Dr. V. Kumaraiah Oration Award from National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences and H. N. Murthy Oration Award from Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists for his significant contribution to the field of cognitive-behaviour therapy and behavioural medicine. His other publications are Perspectives in Mental Retardation, Learning Disability: Theory to Practice and Homelessness: Research, Practice and Policy.