DrKennedy Is Treating a Client for Borderline Personality Disorder Using

question 16

Multiple Choice

Dr.Kennedy is treating a client for borderline personality disorder using dialectic behavior therapy (DBT) .In their most recent session,Dr.Kennedy was helping his client to recall and explore past traumatic experiences that might account for the emotional problems his client had been experiencing.In DBT,this exploration would occur in which phase of the treatment?

• A) phase 1
• B) phase 2
• C) phase 3
• D) Exploring past trauma is not part of DBT.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

The act of learning that happens when two stimuli are paired together repeatedly, and a reaction initially caused by the second stimulus starts to be triggered by the first stimulus exclusively.

Discriminative Stimulus

A cue or event that indicates that a particular response will lead to a certain consequence in operant conditioning.

Generalized Stimulus

A stimulus that elicits a response not only to the original stimulus but also to similar stimuli.

Reinforcement

In behavioural psychology, a process by which a stimulus increases the probability of a preceding behaviour being repeated.