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Behavior therapies can be expressed down in terms of three generations. The first- generation therapies were created in the 1950s or 60s and involved things such as stimulus control, punishment, aversion therapy, or exposure therapies. This generation focused on treating the overt problem behaviors of clients by focusing on the outside environments that may have influenced them. Next, second-generation behavior therapies involved cognitive factors. These therapies would modify the client's thoughts or belief by using cognitive change procedures. The main goal of these two generations of behavior therapy is to reduce or even eliminate a person's problems. This may be attempting to eliminate someone's fear of flying by using exposure therapy. The third-generation behavior therapies are the opposite. This generation wants clients to openly accept or be okay with psychological pain or discomfort. This generation does not want clients to view these issues as roadblocks ending a good life, but simply as an obstacle they must overcome. While some are more than others, all three generations of behavior therapies are represented in the current practice used today. The therapies include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy consists of two major goals, "(1) acceptance of unwanted thoughts and feelings whose occurrence or disappearance clients cannot control and (2) commitment and action in the service of a life consistent with clients' personal values" (Siegler (p. 407). Cengage Learning). Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was created to help treat suicidal behaviors. DBT uses skills training along with exposure therapy to help clients manage the suicidal thoughts. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) was designed to treat a specific problem: relapse of depression. This therapy focuses on mindfulness activities to help patients who have recovered from major depression disorder.