According to the Text, What Is the Main Rationale of Integrative

question 4

Multiple Choice

According to the text, what is the main rationale of integrative behavioral couples therapy? Relationships will improve if:

• A) partners increase the frequency of their positive behaviors and decrease the frequency of their negative behaviors.
• B) partners understand how their early experiences with their family affect their current relationship needs.
• C) partners change negative attributions about each other's behaviors.
• D) partners learn to accept or tolerate the negative aspects of each other and of the relationship.

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