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Ans. The basic assumptions of behaviour therapies are the following: Psychological distress arises because of faulty behaviour patterns or thought patterns. The past is relevant only to the extent of understanding of origin of the faulty behaviour and thought pattern. Only the faulty patterns are corrected in the present. The clinical application of learning theory principles constitute behaviour therapy. All behaviour therapies use specific techniques and interventions for modification in behaviour. It is not a unified theory which is applied irrespective of the diagnosis and the symptoms present. The symptoms of the client and the clinical diagnosis are the guiding factors in selection of the specific technique, e.g., treatment of phobias would require the use of one set of technique while that of anger outburst would require another. The foundation of behaviour therapy is dysfunctional or faulty behaviour, the factors which reinforce and maintain these behaviours, and devising methods by which they can be changed.
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