The book consists of four units, each containing a number of chapters that vary in quantity according to the focus of each unit. The answers to the following questions collectively form the content of this book:

• Is behavior modification a general procedure that can be used with all age groups, or is it limited to children only?
• Is behavior modification limited to the methods of the behavioral school and the principles of operant conditioning, or can all the findings of counseling and psychotherapy theories concerned with individual responses and associated behaviors be used?
• Can behavior be studied in isolation from the general context in which it appears?
• Is behavior modification a total modification of the entire behavior or only parts of it?
• Does behavior modification target the self-structure and its components, or does it target the external appearance of the behavior?
• Who is responsible for the success of efforts to modify behavior? Is it the person exhibiting the behavior, the one planning the behavior modification program, or the nature of the targeted behavioral problem?

Each of the previous questions contains a number of questions that seem as complex as understanding human behavior itself. In this book, the contents of the behavior modification process will be addressed by presenting problems, understanding their dimensions, and knowing their characteristics according to the age stages of the target groups. We hope to conclude that the scope of behavior modification is much larger than the behavior itself.

This book is distinguished from others in the field of behavior modification by its diversity, which includes the following aspects:

• Diversity in terms of target groups, which include children, adolescents, youth, and adults.
• Diversity in understanding the various internal factors that affect the formation of behavior to appear in the external pattern that is openly expressed, which is often the focus of the behavior modification process.
• Diversity in strategies, which are no longer limited to what is found in psychology and behavior modification books, but have extended to become a motivation for unlimited innovation of methods implemented by professionals in the field, as well as parents, officials, and adults.
• Diversity in the use of unconventional strategies in behavior modification, such as drawing and play. While drawing and play are often discussed from the angle of their importance in a child's life, this book expands their use, adapting each to serve the purposes of child behavior modification with an explanation of their mechanism and conditions of use.
• Diversity in understanding the reasons behind adolescent behavior, where traditional concepts for explaining adolescent behavior have been merged with the most prominent recent scientific research and studies that have found previously unknown causes. This broadens the horizons of those concerned with modifying adolescent behavior, helping them to adapt their methods in dealing with this age group with all its changes and disturbances.

The ultimate goal of this work is to be a page in a comprehensive human book, bustling with ideas, studies, and theories that work to explain, understand, and intervene in human behavior, in order to control and direct it towards building integration in the individual's personality, so that they may become an effective member in building the society we all aspire to reach.

• Number of Pages: 478
• Year of Publication: 2025
• Binding Type: Hardcover
• Edition: 2
• Printing Color: Black
• Dimensions (cm): 17x24
• Weight (kg): 0.940
• Barcode: 9789957971243