Behavioral activation as a treatment for unipolar depression has strong research support; the research has shown positive treatment outcomes and a reduction of depressive symptoms. Behavioral activation is used by some clinicians, and cited by researchers, for its simplicity and ease of implementation. Behavioral activation focuses on engaging individuals in more pleasurable activities, increasing their sense of mastery and competency and improving their overall mood.
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Behavioral activation draws a great deal of its interventions and strategies from what theory?
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Who laid the foundation and came up with the theory that led to the development of Behavioral Activation when he developed the first behavioral treatment for depression?
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Contextual functional analysis uses what framework to focus and individualize the intervention?
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During periods of depression some individuals engage in experiential avoidance, escaping uncomfortable thoughts, feelings, and situations by intentionally or unintentionally avoiding certain experiences or engaging in certain negative experience. Name at least two examples of experiential avoidance.
Avoidance tends to lead to fewer opportunities for positive reinforcement from a person’s environment. How does behavioral activation increase opportunities for positive reinforcement?