What Is the Main Criticism of the Cognitive-Behavioral and Psychodynamic

question 66

Multiple Choice

What is the main criticism of the cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic explanations for the maintenance of hysterical disorders?

• A) They focus too much on the gains the patient receives from the disorder.
• B) They fail to take into account the gains the patient receives from the disorder.
• C) They confuse the ideas of gain and reward.
• D) They cannot explain how the gains can outweigh the pain of the disorder.

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