REPORTER AT LARGE about the U.S. Marines' "reinforcement training exercise" at Guantanamo Bay, a U.S. naval base in Cuba.
By E. J. Kahn The New Yorker, November 12, 1979 P. 190 REPORTER AT LARGE about the U.S. Marines' "reinforcement training exercise" at Guantanamo Bay, a U.S. naval base in Cuba.
Many programs incorporate principles of cognitive-behavioural therapy, eg pacing and reinforcement in the exercise sessions, and also address unhelpful beliefs such as fear of pain or re-injury.
Participants are also visited by the trainer in weeks 3 and 6 for assessment of progress and reinforcement of the exercise programme, and are contacted by the trainer by telephone in nonvisit weeks (2, 4, 5, 7 and 8) to reinforce the exercise programme.
Cognitive behavioural interventions include graded activity, exercise, positive reinforcement, distraction and imagery.
These guidelines will help you experience the reward and reinforcement associated with reaching exercise goals.
But most of the profiles are exercises in reinforcement; they adhere so precisely to the conventional wisdom about the figures they describe that their effect is almost comforting.
Learning reinforcement is served if exercises provide immediate feedback to correct errors and emphasise correct answers.
It was written in an empathic communication style and included positive reinforcement, information, metaphors, CBT exercises and questions aiming to encourage mindfulness and willingness to engage in meaningful activities despite pain or other discouraging intrusions (Table 1).
