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Spanish translation: Contrato comportamental (Psicología)

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English term or phrase:	Behavioral contracting (psychology)
Spanish translation:	Contrato comportamental (Psicología)
Entered by:	Martin Damiano Alcorta

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03:17 Nov 22, 2011

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Medical - Psychology

English term or phrase: behavioral contracting

En un artículo sobre el tratamiento del abuso de sustancias:

A review of the empirical literature by XXX et al. (1995) found the most effective alcohol treatment programs were brief interventions, social skills training, motivational enhancement, community reinforcement, and ****behavioral contracting****. In addition, use of behavioral coping skills is known to reduce the likelihood of relapse in both adolescents and adults

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Contrato comportamental

Explanation:
Acá te paso el link de un .pdf que lo explica muy claramente, espero te sirva: http://catarina.udlap.mx/u_dl_a/tales/documentos/lps/herrera...

Y para que veas un ejemplo: "...Un contrato comportamental: el contrato comportamental es una declaración escrita sobre qué conductas de qué personas producirán qué recompensas, así como quién entregará tales recompensas."

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En el .pdf buscá directamente "contrato comportamental", el texto es muy útil y ameno, y te va a servir para otras cosas de psicología.

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Martin Damiano Alcorta
Local time: 18:43

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Contrato de (buen) Comportamiento

anademahomar

Contrato conductual

Luis Romero

Acuerdo/contrato de conducta

jortimara

Contrato comportamental

Martin Damiano Alcorta

Normas/acuerdos de convivencia

Verónica Lassa

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Contrato de (buen) Comportamiento

Explanation:
Definition for behavioral contracting:
Web definitions:
(Behavioral contract) is a written document completed by both the student and the Administrative Hearing Officer..
www.normandale.edu/conduct/definitions.cfm
More info »Source

Behavioral contracting - WikEd
wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Behavioral_contracting
Jump to Description & Definition‎: According to Intervention Central, the behavioral contract is a simple positive-reinforcement tool that is widely used ...
Description & Definition - Application in classrooms and ...
Behavior Modification Plan - Definition of ... - Phobias - About.com
phobias.about.com/od/glossary/g/behaviormodcontractdef.htm
21 Jul 2009 – Definition: Grounded in the principles of behaviorism, a behavior modification plan, sometimes known as a contract, delineates specific steps ...
[PDF]
Behavioral Checklist (7pp)
www.olemiss.k12.in.us/intervention/Behavioral.pdf
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
LRBI Checklist. Behavioral Contract. Definition. Behavioral Contract. Abehavior contract is a written document between an instructor and student which specifies: ...
[PDF]
Behavior Contracts
www.jimwrightonline.com/pdfdocs/behcontr.pdf
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
for the behavior contract. When possible, teachers should define behavior targets for the contract in the form of positive, pro-academic or pro-social behaviors. ...

anademahomar
Honduras
Local time: 15:43
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English

29 mins confidence:

Contrato conductual

Explanation:
Behavioral contracting: Significa contrato conductual o contrato de contingencias. Es una técnica que se utiliza entre digamos el doctor y el paciente en la cual ambas partes definen y escriben las reglas y los castigos relacionados a un contrato, con el propósito de cambiar una conducta específica del paciente.

Example sentence(s):

A behavioral contract is a written agreement between a caregiver and a child...
...un contrato conductual no es más que el establecimiento de una serie de reglas que los participantes se comprometen a cumplir...

Reference: http://www.mcw.edu/NDTN/Underweight/InteractionManagementInt...
Reference: http://www.somospsico.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=...

Luis Romero
Local time: 17:43
Native speaker of:

Spanish

1 hr confidence:

Contrato comportamental

Martin Damiano Alcorta
Local time: 18:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 68

Grading comment

Muchas gracias a todos! =)

5 hrs confidence:

Acuerdo/contrato de conducta

Explanation:
Se suele denominar de las dos maneras, aunque acuerdo suena mejor que contrato porque induce más a la motivación que a la obligación.

jortimara
Local time: 23:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 11

1 day10 hrs confidence:

Normas/acuerdos de convivencia

Explanation:
En Argentina solemos llamar así a este tipo de "contratos". Una opción por si sirve

Verónica Lassa
Argentina
Local time: 18:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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