Need for a Theoretical Justification of Humanistic Commitment Components in Behavior Therapy

Harcum, E. Rae; Burijon, Barry N.; Watson, Neill

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“…The belief in voluntary control of behavior is virtually, if not universally, present in all humans (Harcum et al, in press). There might be an innate predisposition for the belief as a part of the human heritage, just as other species have proclivities for certain associations because of their evolutionary advantages (Garcia, 1981).…”

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Commitment to collaboration as a prerequisite for existential commonality in psychotherapy.

Harcum

1989

Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training

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Commitment to collaboration as a prerequisite for existential commonality in psychotherapy.

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The Two Faces of Freedom and Dignity: Credit or Extenuation

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1990

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In their 1989 refutation of Skinner's 1971 practical argument against the concepts of freedom and dignity, Harcum, Rosen, and Burijon overlooked an inconsistency in his argument which is based on the fact that society awards credit or blame because intentionality in prosocial and antisocial behaviors is assumed. By explaining antisocial behaviors in terms of environmental factors, science shows that the actor's behavior is not intentional, thereby reducing the amount of blame attributed to the actor and protecting his dignity. Because scientific progress in understanding antisocial behaviors protects or promotes the perception of human dignity instead of threatening it, Skinner's interpretation of why society opposes his behavioristic formulations is actually incorrect. The cultural value of beliefs in freedom and dignity, as agents of social progress, rather than barriers to it, is strongly affirmed.

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The Two Faces of Freedom and Dignity: Credit or Extenuation

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Need for a Theoretical Justification of Humanistic Commitment Components in Behavior Therapy

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Commitment to collaboration as a prerequisite for existential commonality in psychotherapy.

Commitment to collaboration as a prerequisite for existential commonality in psychotherapy.

The Two Faces of Freedom and Dignity: Credit or Extenuation

The Two Faces of Freedom and Dignity: Credit or Extenuation

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