Susan Is Having Trouble with Anxiety and Is Working with a Therapist

question 125

Multiple Choice

Susan is having trouble with anxiety and is working with a therapist to address this problem. As part of her treatment, the therapist teaches Susan how to change her anxiety-provoking thoughts and how to change her environment so that it reinforces the positive behaviours she wants to practice. Susan's therapist is most likely associated with which area of psychology?

• A) sociocultural
• B) psychodynamic
• C) cognitive behaviourism
• D) humanistic

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Definitions:

IQ

An abbreviation for Intelligence Quotient, a score derived from standardized tests designed to measure human intelligence.

Cognitive Techniques

Therapeutic methods aimed at identifying and altering distorted or unhelpful patterns of thinking, part of cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Contingency Management

Contingency management is a behavioral therapy technique where desirable behaviors are reinforced with rewards, while undesirable behaviors are not, to promote behavior change.

Meta-analytic Studies

Research methods that statistically combine results from multiple studies on the same topic to derive conclusions about that topic's significance or effects.