RT journal article
T1 Behavior therapy: roots, evolution, and reflection on the relevance of behaviorism in the clinical context
A1 Rodríguez Riesco, Lorenzo
A1 Vivas, Sebastián
A1 Mateos Herrera, Antonio
A1 Pérez Calvo, Cristina
A1 Ruiz Duet, Ana
A2 Psicología
K1 Behavioral Therapy
K1 Behaviorism
K1 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies
K1 Contextual Therapies
AB Behavior Therapy—as well as its three generations—has been shown to be the psychotherapeutic technology with the most empirical evidence in clinical and health psychology. However, each of its generations is based on different philosophical foundations. In this paper, we briefly present their historical background, their strengths, and the possible drawbacks that we find in each one. First, behaviorism (methodological and radical) and its various techniques based on the principles of learning, followed by the emergence of cognitive-behavioral therapies in a historical context marked by cognitivism and, today, the most effective technique for a wide variety of cases. Finally, those known as third generation (or contextual) therapies, a technology derived from functional contextualism that is the basis of these therapies. As conclusions, the relevance of the debate surrounding the object of study of psychology and the adherence to evidence-based psychological treatments is highlighted.
PB Consejo General de la Psicología
SN 0214–7823
YR 2022
FD 2022-06-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/32164
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/32164
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 15-nov-2026