Which of the Following Best Demonstrates How Modelling May Account

question 298

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best demonstrates how modelling may account for the creation of an anxiety disorder?

• A)A person with a phobia of dogs maintains that fear of dogs by avoiding dogs.
• B)A person with panic disorder misinterprets her increased heart rate as a signal that she is about to have a heart attack.
• C)A person develops a phobia of natural weather phenomenon after watching his/her mother's fear of storms.
• D)A person has a bad fall from a tree as a child and learns to associate the fear evoked from this incident with all heights.

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Definitions:

Behavior Therapy

A type of psychotherapy that focuses on changing undesirable behaviors through conditioning and learning techniques.

Positive Consequences

Outcomes or effects that increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated, due to rewarding or reinforcing qualities.

Contingency Management

A behavioral therapy technique that modifies behavior by altering the consequences, often through rewards or punishments, based on the occurrence or non-occurrence of target behavior.

Stimulus Control

A behavioral treatment strategy aimed at limiting exposure to stimuli that trigger unwanted behaviors.