Cognitive Therapists Try to Get Their Clients to Change Their

question 98

Multiple Choice

Cognitive therapists try to get their clients to change their

• A) body language, such as clenching their fists.
• B) automatic thoughts, such as "I'm a loser."
• C) way of speaking to others, such as a parent to a child.
• D) bad habits, such as smoking, overeating, or undereating.

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Definitions:

Behaviour Modification Programs

Structured approaches aiming to change maladaptive behaviors into positive ones through reinforcement techniques.

Reinforcers

Stimuli, events, or conditions that increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated, acting as incentives or rewards in behavioral psychology.

Control Of Antecedents

A behavior modification strategy involving changing the environment or stimuli before a behavior occurs to influence or prevent that behavior.

Stimulus Generalization

A process in learning theory where a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with similar stimuli.