Arnold Allan Lazarus (27 January 1932 – 1 October 2013) was a South African-born clinical psychologist and researcher who specialized in cognitive therapy and is best known for developing multimodal therapy (MMT).

2019年11月30日 · The origin of MMT has its roots in the 1950s, when, as a graduate student at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, Arnold A. Lazarus contributed to the genesis of...

2013年10月15日 · Professor Arnold A. Lazarus, Ph.D., ABPP, “Arnie” to those who knew him well, was the youngest, by many years, of four children born to a middle class, South African family.

2024年12月18日 · Multimodal therapy was developed by psychologist Arnold Lazarus in the 1960s when he noticed that clients would benefit from using more than one type of therapy at a time. The word “modality” means simply a method of treatment.

Dr. Arnold A. Lazarus is an award winning, internationally acclaimed professor of psychology, therapist, author, lecturer, and clinical innovator. A pioneering figure in the field of modern psychological therapy, he originated the term "Behavior Therapy" in the professional literature and went on to develop Multimodal Therapy which has been ...

Multimodal therapy (MMT) is an approach to psychotherapy devised by psychologist Arnold Lazarus, who originated the term behavior therapy in psychotherapy.

Arnold Allan Lazarus. 1932-South African clinical psychologist who developed a comprehensive psychotherapy called multimodal therapy. As a graduate student in psychology, Arnold Lazarus first developed a therapy based on behavioral psychology.

As a graduate student in psychology, Arnold Lazarus first developed a therapy based on behavioral psychology. He expanded this into cognitive behavior therapy, and later into a multi-faceted psychotherapy known as multimodal therapy. In recent years, Lazarus has written popular psychology books.

Arnold Lazarus’s drive to produce improved clinical outcomes is evident as he explains the rationale of using a wide variety of therapeutic techniques while maintaining a behavioral theoretical framework. This unique approach, called Multimodal Therapy, is characteristic of Lazarus’s personal style of open-mindedness and pragmatism.

Arnold A. Lazarus, distinguished professor emeritus at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University, passed away on October 1, 2013. He is regarded as one of the founders of behavior therapy and one of its leading practitioners and teachers.