A Method of Treatment for Both Internalizing and Externalizing Disorders

question 16

Multiple Choice

A method of treatment for both internalizing and externalizing disorders in children is cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) . Which one of the following is untrue about this form of treatment?

• A) CBT is a family- or child-focused treatment approach.
• B) CBT improves psychological adjustment by changing hostile appraisal biases in depression.
• C) A comparison of effect sizes across different experiments reveals that small effect sizes are associated with CBT for antisocial behavior whereas substantially larger effect sizes are found when CBT is used to treat anxiety.
• D) CBT may be a component of multisystemic treatment.

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