Spruce House

Series: To Save Tomorrow Series

Duration: 29

Year Published: 1971

Creator: WNET/13

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Reviews rehabilitation approaches to mental illness employed by Spruce House, emphasizing the theory that a person's behavior is the result of other people's responses to past behavior. Explains that normal behavior must be rewarded and neurotic behavior ignored if behavior modification is to take place. Indicates that Spruce House applies this operant conditioning theory for desirable behavior by giving token rewards which then can be used to buy personal items and privileges., Explains that the theory followed by Spruce House is that a patient's behavior is the result of the responses, by other people, to past behavior. Shows that normal behavior must then be rewarded and neurotic behavior ignored if behavior modification is to take place.

Complete Record: Reviews rehabilitation approaches to mental illness employed by Spruce House, emphasizing the theory that a person's behavior is the result of other people's responses to past behavior. Explains that normal behavior must be rewarded and neurotic behavior ignored if behavior modification is to take place. Indicates that Spruce House applies this operant conditioning theory for desirable behavior by giving token rewards which then can be used to buy personal items and privileges., Explains that the theory followed by Spruce House is that a patient's behavior is the result of the responses, by other people, to past behavior. Shows that normal behavior must then be rewarded and neurotic behavior ignored if behavior modification is to take place. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.