ABSTRACT
Social workers, clinical psychologists, and psychiatrists have become increasingly interested in behavior modification—”the application of the results of learning theory and experimental psychology to the problems of altering maladaptive behavior” (Ullmann and Krasner, 1965:2; Thomas, 1968; Wolpe, 1969). Utilizing the principle that both maladaptive and adaptive behavior are acquired, maintained, or reduced by conditioning, therapists have analyzed and treated a variety of problems such as phobias, depression, school disruption, and interpersonal hostility and passivity.
