This is further complicated by the variety of rehabiltation programs that incorporate many different behavioral treatment modalities. If no two rehabilitation programs are identical, then it is difficult, or impossible, to evaluate the relative effectiveness of specific components. However, an assessment of the interpersonal deficits produced by schizophrenia predicts which behavioral treatments are most likely to be effective. The misinterpretation of events in the world is common in schizophrenia. Behavior Therapy with Schizophrenia Behavior therapy assumes that certain skills increase our ability to function in the world, and to solve problems as they arise.
Many psychosocial skills develop as a consequence of our experiences in the world.
Since people have different life experiences, some people learn skills well, and others do not learn as many skills. Another individual difference, is our ability to learn from our experiences. In order to learn from experience, we must correctly analyze what was effective and what was not effective in solving a problem. The learning of maladaptive responses top problems is often the result of cognitive distortions or making mistakes in assessing cause and effect. That is why cognitive therapy and behavioral therapy are often combined.