Post by noormehak on Nov 25, 2017 2:26:11 GMT
13. If the different foods on my plate touch each other, I feel totally disgusted and can't eat anything.
Behaviourist Approaches
The behaviourists would want to look directly at the behaviour of the individual, observe the individual eating their food and what the person does when the food touches. They would try to change the behaviour through positive reinforcement. Perhaps, trying to change the person’s behaviour by telling the individual if they eat the food when it does touch they can spend extra time participating more in their favourite activity or taking part in something else that is meaningful to the individual. Here the focus would directly be on the behaviour and not on cognitive aspects.
Cognitive Social Approaches
In this approach, they would view the person’s behaviour as a result of them observing and interacting with others or any other influences who take part in this behaviour. They would try to change the behaviour by focusing on the underlying causes, in this case determine the social context leading to this behaviour. In therapy, these psychologists would ask questions perhaps about what the significance of the food touching is to the person, when this behaviour started and try to determine what led to it. The focus would be on trying to change the individual’s thoughts about what the food touching signifies. Also, to show to the person that others do not feel disgusted when the food on their plate touches so that their knowledge about food can come socially and the behaviour can change.
The approaches differ in their focus, one focuses on behaviour and the other on social aspects. This also remains the focus for changing the behaviour.
Behaviourist Approaches
The behaviourists would want to look directly at the behaviour of the individual, observe the individual eating their food and what the person does when the food touches. They would try to change the behaviour through positive reinforcement. Perhaps, trying to change the person’s behaviour by telling the individual if they eat the food when it does touch they can spend extra time participating more in their favourite activity or taking part in something else that is meaningful to the individual. Here the focus would directly be on the behaviour and not on cognitive aspects.
Cognitive Social Approaches
In this approach, they would view the person’s behaviour as a result of them observing and interacting with others or any other influences who take part in this behaviour. They would try to change the behaviour by focusing on the underlying causes, in this case determine the social context leading to this behaviour. In therapy, these psychologists would ask questions perhaps about what the significance of the food touching is to the person, when this behaviour started and try to determine what led to it. The focus would be on trying to change the individual’s thoughts about what the food touching signifies. Also, to show to the person that others do not feel disgusted when the food on their plate touches so that their knowledge about food can come socially and the behaviour can change.
The approaches differ in their focus, one focuses on behaviour and the other on social aspects. This also remains the focus for changing the behaviour.