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The behavioral and the psychodynamic perspectives are the two major approaches in psychotherapy Each perspective provides both strengths and weaknesses in resolving psychopathology It seems evident that if the proper combination of the two could be found, such a hybrid would yield a more effective psychotherapy than would either taken alone. One major step in formulating this integration of the therapies is to provide some systematic method for determining when the concepts, strategies, and tactics of one perspective should dominate and when those of the other perspective should be the main guide to the therapeutic process. Behavioral psychotherapy (BP) attempts to provide just such a systematic method.
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Fensterheim, H. (1993). Behavioral Psychotherapy. In: Stricker, G., Gold, J.R. (eds) Comprehensive Handbook of Psychotherapy Integration. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9782-4_6
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