Post Date December, 03 2023
Manipulative therapy is a therapeutic method based on Skinner's principle of operant conditioning. Skinner opposed punishment in the treatment process and advocated positive reinforcement.
Operational behavior refers to the behavior that can have positive effects on itself through the manipulation and change of the environment by the body itself. If the behavior is actively strengthened, it is very likely that the behavior will reappear.
There are two basic principles for the specific implementation of operational therapy. One is positive reinforcement. That is to say, when a desired behavior occurs, incentives should be taken immediately in order to consolidate the behavior after it occurs many times. In the process of positive reinforcement, not only specific expected behaviors should be formulated, but also the most appropriate reinforcement factors should be selected according to the needs of patients. The second is the shaping of behavior. This requires that the expected behavior be divided into several parts, and more specifically, each part should be actively strengthened.
From the time of strengthening, the effect of immediate strengthening is better, and from the way of strengthening, the effect of intermittent strengthening is better. The so-called intermittent reinforcement means that reinforcement is not applied every time the expected behavior occurs, which can prevent the generalization of reinforcement.
Therefore, for the treatment of sexual impotence, especially mental impotence, the application of various measures and behavioral therapy can receive certain curative effects.
