A Psychologist Who Decided to Use Behavior Therapy in Treating

question 55

Multiple Choice

A psychologist who decided to use behavior therapy in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder would be most likely to use which of the following procedures?

• A) Encourage the person to free associate or to discuss his or her problems openly.
• B) Expose the person to the distressing stimulus while preventing the compulsive behaviors.
• C) Carefully explain to the person why his or her behavior is irrational.
• D) Administer electroconvulsive shock therapy.

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