Word of the Day - Multimodal Therapy (BASIC ID)

Multimodal Therapy (BASIC ID) - Multimodal Therapy (MMT) is an approach to psychotherapy created by psychologist Arnold Lazarus.  Lazarus developed the  MMT approach that suggests that behaviors can be dived into  seven interrelated areas of functioning, which form the acronym BASIC ID.    The BASIC ID consists of the following:  

·         Behavior (habits, actions, reactions);

·         Affective response  (emotions and moods);

·         Sensations (taste, touch, smell, sight , hearing);

·         Imagery (self-concept, memory, dreams); 

·         Cognition (constructs, ideas, insights);

·         Interpersonal relationships (interactions);

·         Drugs (nutrition, biological functions).