How Are Emotionally Focused and Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy Similar

question 26

Multiple Choice

How are emotionally focused and integrative behavioral couples therapy similar?

• A) They both have the goal of increasing empathy in the relationship.
• B) They both work toward increasing the ratio of positive to negative behavioral exchanges.
• C) They both focus on creating bonds rather than bargains.
• D) They both encourage discussion of the relationship using neutral descriptive terms.

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Definitions:

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The psychological process through which humans achieve confidence in their decisions. The four phases of dominance structuring are pre-editing, identifying one promising option, testing that promising option for dominance, and structuring the dominance of the option selected.

Psychological Process

Pertains to the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functions and activities of the mind.

Dominance Structuring

The organization or arrangement of elements in a group or system based on a hierarchy of power, importance, or influence.