In a Psychotherapy Outcome Study Assessing the Effectiveness of a New

question 8

Multiple Choice

In a psychotherapy outcome study assessing the effectiveness of a new treatment for agoraphobia,a behavioural therapist would likely be most interested in which of the following client measures?

• A) therapists' ratings of the clients' anxiety levels
• B) the clients' self-reports of anxiety
• C) ratings of clients made by their partners
• D) direct behavioural observations of the clients

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