Conditioning is one of the core methods of psychiatry. It is a
behavioral method, with a stimulus-response constellation. The
stimulus itself can be measured, changed, and combined, and the
responses can be measured qualitatively and quantitatively.
Conditioning uses the conditional reflex phenomenon. During the
conditioning procedure, responses to certain stimuli are acquired
where no responses existed previously. Over time behavioral
conditioning expanded to include neurophysiological aspects and has
been correlated with psychic manifestations. This comprehensive
work deals with the conditioning method, covering fully its
behavioral, neurophysiological, and psychiatric aspects.
The volume is divided into five parts. Part I summarizes
present-day knowledge on the neurophysiology of conditioning. Part
II sets out the historical sequence in the correlation between
psychopathology and pathological brain functions. Part III
describes the best-known conditioning techniques applied in human
testing, particularly those which are applicable for diagnostic
purposes, is discussed. Part IV is concerned with clinical
applications of the method and discusses the findings and the
implications that it has for psychopathology and therapy or, in
general, for psychiatry. Part V contains a critical evaluation of
the matter presented, followed by a bibliography and index.
Conditioning Behavior and Psychiatry describes the development
of conditioning procedures since the concept was first introduced.
It is primarily concerned with the analysis of elementary and
complex behavioral observations, of neurophysiological and
neuropathological discoveries as seen from the standpoint of
psychiatric disorders. The psychiatric view presented is, not
purely the Pavlovian, but a modern approach to psychiatry stemming
from a Pavlovian orientation.
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