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Assessing the Mechanism of Change of Functional Analytic Psychotherapy

NCT03562962 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 3

Last updated 2018-12-20

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Summary

This study seeks to assess the mechanisms of change of Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP). FAP is a process-outcome psychotherapy that focuses on the therapeutic relationship, providing services to participants presenting with difficulties in their social interactions and relationships. A multiple baseline design between four participants who report interpersonal relating difficulties and psychological distress will be conducted. Therapists will provide contingent reinforcement to clients' behavior in session with the aim of:

1. Examining the mechanisms of change of FAP via contingent responding to participants' interpersonal difficulties.
2. Determining the effectiveness of FAP on the interpersonal functioning of verbally able adults.
3. Establishing the relationship between the amount of contingent reinforcement and the changes in clients' interpersonal repertoires (proportion).

Four hypotheses will be explored in this study: (1) contingent reinforcement functions as the mechanism of change in FAP, (2) FAP implementation decreases the frequency of interpersonal problems in and out of session, (3) FAP implementation increases the frequency of interpersonal functioning in and out of session, and (4) a higher proportion of reinforcement delivered by therapist enhances clients' alternative behaviors.

Conditions

  • Interpersonal Functioning
  • Psychological Distress

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Functional Analytic Psychotherapy

FAP is a therapeutic procedure based on behavior analytic principles. This approach seeks to implement procedures to manipulate the contingencies of reinforcement involved in clients' problem and alternative behaviors within the context of a meaningful therapeutic relationship that is functionally equivalent to other interpersonal contexts outside (Follette, Naugle \& Linnerooth, 2000; Kohlenberg \& Tsai, 1991). FAP therapists modify CRBs by implementing contingent responding (TCRB) within the therapeutic setting. That is, FAP aims to administer differential reinforcement (TCRB1) to reduce CRB1s and to provide positive reinforcement to enhance CRB2s. Based on the changes within the therapeutic setting, clients are prompted to discriminate contexts where those repertoires are likely reinforced and to generalize those responses to such environments (Kohlenberg \& Tsai, 1991).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Nevada, Reno

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • William C Follette, Ph.D. · University of Nevada, Reno

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-02-02
Primary Completion
2018-11-02
Completion
2018-11-02

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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