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title: Discover How Behaviorism and DBT Combine for Effective Self-Soothing and Crisis Reduction
description: Behaviorism, with its emphasis on observable behaviors and environmental determinants, has profoundly shaped therapeutic models. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), a third-wave cognitive-behavioral therapy, integrates behaviorist principles to address emotional dysregulation and promote self-soothing.
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# [Discover How Behaviorism and DBT Combine for Effective Self-Soothing and Crisis Reduction](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/business-of-practice-blog/how-behaviorism-and-dbt-combine)

 Written by [Roshelle Patterson](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/business-of-practice-blog/author/roshelle-patterson) | Jun 4, 2025 11:15:43 PM

[Behaviorism](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/business-of-practice-blog/understanding-behaviorsm), with its emphasis on observable behaviors and environmental determinants, has profoundly shaped therapeutic models. [Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/business-of-practice-blog/what-is-dbt-how-does-it-work), a third-wave cognitive-behavioral therapy, integrates behaviorist principles to address emotional dysregulation and promote self-soothing. Foundational behaviorist theory enhances DBT's effectiveness in building self-regulatory capacity and reducing high-risk, self-destructive behaviours across impulsivity, self-harm and suicidality.

 

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