Introduce the underlying principles and then the procedures behind behavior modification with Miltenberger's BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION: PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES, 7E. This precise, step-by-step approach clearly illustrates principles and procedures using numerous examples from current research, clinicals practice and everyday life. The author introduces the latest, practical information on the technologies used to measure and record behavior changes and implement assessment and intervention strategies. New content addresses verbal behavior and stimulus equivalence, while updated references highlight the latest research and developments from the field. This edition's new learning objectives direct the reader's attention to key material. Students can also use new self-assessment exercises, application and misapplication exercises, practice tests and three practice quizzes at the end of every chapter to ensure comprehension.

Tics, trichotillomania, and habits such as thumb-sucking and nail-biting tend to resist traditional forms of therapy. Their repetitiveness, however, makes these dissimilar disorders particularly receptive to behavioral treatment. Now in soft cover for the first time, this is the most comprehensive guide to behavioral treatment for these common yet understudied disorders. Tic Disorders is geared to researchers but accessible to to patients and their families as well.

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION: PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES, Sixth Edition, uses a precise, step-by-step, scientific approach to explain human behavior. Case studies and examples illustrate key principles.