To Be Labeled an Empirically Supported Treatment (EST), the Treatment

question 21

Multiple Choice

To be labeled an empirically supported treatment (EST) , the treatment must:

• A) Be manualized
• B) Have client testimonials based on qualitative research
• C) Be cognitive-behavioral
• D) Show itself superior to placebo controls or another treatment in one well-controlled study
• E) Both A and C

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Definitions:

Variables

Elements, features, or factors that are liable to vary or change.

Testosterone

A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.

Aggression

Behavior intended to harm or intimidate others, which can be physical, verbal, or non-verbal.

Positively Correlated

A relationship between two variables where both variables move in the same direction, meaning as one variable increases, the other also increases, or as one decreases, the other also decreases.